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25-2224
| 1 | | LIGR Minutes 3/11/2025 | Committee Minutes | COMMITTEE MINUTES
Approval of the minutes from the meeting of 3/11/2025 | | |
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25-1853
| 1 | | RESOLUTION FOR MIDDLE EASTERN AND NORTH AFRICAN DATA INCLUSION | Resolution | PROPOSED RESOLUTION
RESOLUTION FOR MIDDLE EASTERN AND NORTH AFRICAN DATA INCLUSION
WHEREAS, Cook County is one of the largest and most racially, ethnically and linguistically diverse counties in the country; and
WHEREAS, Cook County Government is committed to supporting equitable, inclusive and accessible government; and
WHEREAS, Cook County Government must collect accurate data to understand and serve the specific needs of its diverse communities; and
WHEREAS, Cook County recognizes Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) as a minority group; and
WHEREAS, MENA includes over 26 ethnicities speaking many languages; and
WHEREAS, there were approximately 3.5 million MENA Americans in the United States according to the 2020 US Census; and
WHEREAS, Cook County is home to a large, growing and diverse MENA population including one of the largest Assyrian American communities in the country; and
WHEREAS, the United State Office of Management and Budget (OMB) published updated Statistical Policy Directive No. 15 (SPD 15) on March 28, 2024 that included a new race | | |
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