Ill. Senate Democrats: Senate Approves Hunter's Measure to Expand Task Force for Missing Women
June 01, 2024
June 01, 2024
SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, June 1 -- The Illinois Senate Democrats issued the following news on May 30, 2024:
Despite making up only 2% of Chicago's population, Black women and girls account for about 30% of the city's missing persons cases -- an alarming disparity that remains the key focus of the Task Force for Missing and Murdered Chicago Women. To support ongoing efforts to address this issue, State Senator Mattie Hunter passed a bill through the Senate on Sunday that woul . . .
Despite making up only 2% of Chicago's population, Black women and girls account for about 30% of the city's missing persons cases -- an alarming disparity that remains the key focus of the Task Force for Missing and Murdered Chicago Women. To support ongoing efforts to address this issue, State Senator Mattie Hunter passed a bill through the Senate on Sunday that woul . . .