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Resolution Honoring the Rights of Victims, Affirming A Vote of No Confidence in Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx, Calling On County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx to Resign in Order to Help Restore the Public’s Confidence in the Criminal Justice System, and Calling Upon Other Elected Bodies to Approve Similar Resolutions.
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Protecting public safety in the Village of Orland Park is the Village’s highest responsibility. Cook County is experiencing life-changing and life-threatening crime with unprecedented criminal activities putting the general public at risk of hurt, harm and danger. The escalating crime wave includes unsolved murders, shootings, killings of children and youth, and criminal activities which are of such a nature that an extreme response of extra help and support is necessary. The vitality of our community depends on how safe we keep our homes, neighborhoods, schools, and workplaces because crime and fear of crime diminish the quality of life for all.
Tens of thousands of people in Cook County are victims of crime every year. Some victims endure horrific acts of violence, some have personal possessions damaged or stolen, and others are defrauded or exploited financially. Whatever the crime, many victims lose something that can never be fully recovered: a sense of trust and safety. Many of these victims are twice victimized: once by a criminal and once by a criminal justice system that increasingly prioritizes criminals over the safety of law-abiding citizens.
Cook County saw more gun-related homicides in 2021 than in any other year on record. Cook County's 1,002 gun-related homicides were 121 higher than the previous record from 2020 and almost twice as many as the total from 2019. In 2021, eighty-six (86) homicides were recorded with victims under the age of 18 and of those, twelve (12) were under the age of 10.
Criminals should be held accountable for their actions, but a Chicago Tribune analysis found that during Cook County Sta...
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