Missing and Murdered Women Task Force [remote]

Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority

Criminal Justice

Wednesday, May 24, 2023
2:00 p.m. — 3:30 p.m. CDT

This is a remote assignment. The meeting will be held via videoconference. Do not post the link publicly on social media (this can attract bots). Instead, you can direct people interested in attending to the teleconference number in the agenda or you can email/DM them the link.

Link: https://illinois.webex.com/illinois/j.php?MTID=mbe117127c249288cc774e2b9f87c6706 Meeting number: 2462 486 9872 Password: TXvxZvgt437

This is the first meeting of the Task Force on Missing and Murdered Chicago Women, which was established by legislation passed by the Illinois General Assembly.

For more context on what this task force is charged with, see:

Illinois Senate Democrats: Hunter Law Creates Task Force on Missing and Murdered Women
The Final Call: Task force hopes to offer answers, sense of peace to loved ones of missing, murdered Black females
The legislation: 20 ILCS 4119

Check the source website for additional information

Reporting

Edited and summarized by the Chicago - IL Documenters Team

Note-taking by Karmeisha Boyd

Illinois Criminal Justice Information Agency ; Inaugural meeting of the Missing Women and Girls Task Force

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Note-taking by Wesley Rodgers

Illinois Criminal Justice Information Agency ; Inaugural meeting of the Missing Women and Girls Task Force

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Live reporting by Eliot Wyeth

Illinois Criminal Justice Information Agency ; Inaugural meeting of the Missing Women and Girls Task Force

Eliot Harper Wyeth @elharpwhy

Hi, I’ll be live-tweeting today's inaugural meeting for the Missing and Murdered Women Task Force for #CHIdocumenters @CHIdocumenters

01:56 PM May 24, 2023 CDT

Eliot Harper Wyeth @elharpwhy 2/11

"The task force will examine and report on the systemic causes behind violence that Chicago women and girls experience." - illinoissenatedemocrats.com/caucus-news/52…

Eliot Harper Wyeth @elharpwhy 3/11

The full text of the bill can be found here: ilga.gov/legislation/il….

Eliot Harper Wyeth @elharpwhy 4/11

And additional context can be found here: new.finalcall.com/2022/07/26/tas…

Eliot Harper Wyeth @elharpwhy 5/11

The meeting is called to order at 2:03PM.

Eliot Harper Wyeth @elharpwhy 6/11

Role call is taken: right now, quorum is not reached yet, but no votes are taking place right now.

Eliot Harper Wyeth @elharpwhy 7/11

State Senator Mattie Hunter is speaking about the creation of this task force.

Eliot Harper Wyeth @elharpwhy 8/11

Senator Hunter highlights the fact that black women go missing at a much higher rate than other demographics in Chicago, as well as throughout the state. The current police response is insufficient. More research needs to be done, and then action taken.

Eliot Harper Wyeth @elharpwhy 9/11

Delrice Adams is the executive director of the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority, and is leading this meeting.

Eliot Harper Wyeth @elharpwhy 10/11

Former Det Chief of Police Thomas Lemmer is in attendance as a member of this task force.

Eliot Harper Wyeth @elharpwhy 11/11

Lisa Masinter is in attendence, from the Public Health Department.

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Agency Information

Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority

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The Authority develops, evaluates and coordinates programs for the improvement of law enforcement and the administration of criminal justice; administers private, state and federal grant programs related to all phases of the administration of criminal justice; engages in research and acts as a repository and clearinghouse for federal, state and local research studies in all phases of the criminal justice system; and develops, operates and coordinates criminal justice information systems to promote the availability, completeness and accuracy of criminal history record information with due regard for federal and state privacy policy.

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