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

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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

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"The task force will examine and report on the systemic causes behind violence that Chicago women and girls experience." - illinoissenatedemocrats.com/caucus-news/52…
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The full text of the bill can be found here: ilga.gov/legislation/il….
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And additional context can be found here: new.finalcall.com/2022/07/26/tas…
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The meeting is called to order at 2:03PM.
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Role call is taken: right now, quorum is not reached yet, but no votes are taking place right now.
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State Senator Mattie Hunter is speaking about the creation of this task force.
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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.
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Delrice Adams is the executive director of the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority, and is leading this meeting.
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Former Det Chief of Police Thomas Lemmer is in attendance as a member of this task force.
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Lisa Masinter is in attendence, from the Public Health Department.