Lake in the Hills first female police chief takes helm in July Mary Frake, who has served 27 years with the Lake in the Hills Police Department, will be the town s first female police chief. She takes the helm when Police Chief David Brey retires in July after 29 years with that department. Courtesy of Lake in the Hills Police Department
Susana Mejia, of Bensenville, got her first COVID-19 shot administered Friday by Janeth Lopez of the HR Support group of Harwood Heights in the parking lot at the Gary Methodist Church in Wheaton. I am excited, she said. She was the second person in line to get the vaccine at a free clinic organized by Immigrant Solidarity DuPage for Latinos.
Community organizations call for removal of president of DePaul-partnered police union
Cailey Gleeson, News Editor|February 7, 2021
Seventy-eight local and national organizations wrote a letter on Feb. 1 to the Chicago Police Board and Mayor Lori Lightfoot calling for the removal of the city’s Fraternal Order of Police President John Catanzara in light of his possible dismissal from CPD for racist comments.
The letter has been getting national attention, said CAIR Deputy Director Sufyan Sohel.
“I think the George Floyd murder really brought to issue of who are police officers,” Sohel said. “Why are Black and Brown communities treated differently? And what is this disconnect between our law enforcement and the communities that they are tasked to serve? And officer Catanzara just exemplifies some of that.”
Group launches task force to address systemic racism Sharmin Shahjahan
Updated 1/23/2021 11:33 PM
The Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago has launched an Anti-Racism Task Force to educate and raise awareness about systemic racism, fight for reform through legislation, and take action through community projects. The pandemic and the senseless killing of Black men and women has highlighted the racial and economic injustices in our nation and this challenge is a way for the Muslims of Illinois to come together and empower our communities to address the issues at hand, said council board member Sabina Qadir of Naperville.
The task force s goals include sensitivity training at the council s member mosques, a communitywide summer service challenge, a yearlong public relations campaign, grants for diversity and inclusion in youth programs, and a Muslim Day of Action.
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