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24-5181
| 1 | | | Committee Minutes | COMMITTEE MINUTES
Approval of the minutes from the meeting of 07/22/2024 | approve | Pass |
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24-4199
| 1 | | Juvenile Temporary Detention Center Advisory Board - Patricia N. Jjemba | Appointment | PROPOSED APPOINTMENT
Appointee(s): Patricia N. Jjemba
Position: Member
Department/Board/Commission: Juvenile Temporary Detention Center Advisory Board
Effective date: Immediate
Expiration date: 9/19/2027, members shall serve a term of three (3) years | recommend for approval | Pass |
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24-4243
| 1 | | REQUESTING THAT THE ILLINOIS GENERAL ASSEMBLY APPROVE SB3948 | Resolution | PROPOSED RESOLUTION
REQUESTING THAT THE ILLINOIS GENERAL ASSEMBLY APPROVE SB3948, AN AMENDMENT TO THE MISSING PERSONS IDENTIFICATION ACT
WHEREAS, each year, over 600,000 individuals go missing in the United States; and, while many missing children and adults are quickly found alive and well, tens of thousands of individuals remain missing for more than a year - what many agencies consider “cold cases”. On any given day in the United States, there are approximately 90,000 active missing person cases in the National Crime Information Center (NCIC); and
WHEREAS, regardless of the reason for the disappearance, family and friends of the missing person experience trauma that motivates them to determine what has happened to a missing loved one; and
WHEREAS, among many tools utilized by law enforcement agencies during investigations, the collection of DNA or biological samples from two or more close biological relatives of the missing person helps with searching against the profiles of unidentified persons and remains in the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS); and
WHEREAS, man | recommend for approval | Pass |
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24-4300
| 1 | | URGING CONGRESS TO APPROVE THE PROTECT OUR LETTER CARRIERS ACT (H.R. 7629) | Resolution | PROPOSED RESOLUTION
URGING CONGRESS TO APPROVE THE PROTECT OUR LETTER CARRIERS ACT (H.R. 7629)
WHEREAS, earlier this month, postal worker Octavia Redmond lost her life after being shot while working on her route in the West Pullman area of Chicago. According to media reports, the killer may have trailed Redmond before attacking her. Redmond had delivered mail along the block where she was shot for around two years; and
WHEREAS, there has been growing concern about an increase in crimes against postal workers. The number of postal carriers robbed in 2023 rose from the previous year and the number of injuries nearly doubled, despite USPS pledging a crackdown. Since 2020, there have been more than 2,000 attempted or actual robberies and assaults against postal workers nationwide; and
WHEREAS, in March of this year, Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1) and Greg Landsman (OH-1) introduced the Protect our Letter Carriers Act (H.R. 7629), a bipartisan legislation that addresses the rise of violent crime committed against letter carriers as they carry out their duties; and
WHEREAS, | recommend for approval | Pass |
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