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18-3721
| 1 | | | Committee Minutes | COMMITTEE MINUTES
Approval of the minutes from the meeting of 04/24/2018 | approve | Pass |
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18-3474
| 1 | | CREATING A FUNERAL AND CEMETERY VIOLENCE TASKFORCE | Resolution | PROPOSED RESOLUTION
CREATING A FUNERAL AND CEMETERY VIOLENCE TASKFORCE
WHEREAS, violence at funerals across Cook County have reached an unacceptable level, and
WHEREAS, celebrating the life of a loved one is an important way to say goodbye for the families, and
WHEREAS, all families whose loved ones are killed should be able to mourn their loved ones in peace, and
WHEREAS, many Cook County residents bury their loved ones in cemeteries in unincorporated areas of the County, and
WHEREAS, in early 2018, shootings and violence at funerals and cemeteries spiked, and
WHEREAS, from 2016 to February 2018, more than 1,500 people have been killed in Chicago, so this issue affects many Cook County residents, and
WHEREAS, the County should direct any and all available resources to fight the scourge of retaliatory shootings at funerals, funeral processions, and cemeteries, and
WHEREAS, Cook County shall create a Task Force to meet and discuss potential solutions to this problem.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the President and the Cook County Board of Commissione | recommend for approval | Pass |
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