Bill Text: IL HR0014 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Enrolled
Bill Title: Creates the Englewood Violent Crime Task Force to: (1) study and determine the causes of violent crime in Englewood and nearby affected communities; (2) study and determine the feasibility of deploying the Illinois State Police to Englewood and nearby affected communities and neighborhoods; (3) develop a comprehensive long-term solution to the effect of violent crime in the Englewood and nearby affected communities; (4) recommend a plan of action to substantially reduce the incidents of violent crime in Englewood and nearby affected communities; and (5) draft any necessary legislation and make any necessary recommendations for appropriations to place the plan of action into immediate effect.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-4)
Status: (Passed) 2015-03-12 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly [HR0014 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HR0014-Enrolled.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION 14
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2 | WHEREAS, The boundaries of the 32nd Representative | ||||||
3 | District are generally in the inner City of Chicago extending | ||||||
4 | to the southwest suburbs of Burbank, Bridgeview, Hickory Hills, | ||||||
5 | and Justice, Illinois; and
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6 | WHEREAS, The 32nd Representative District has a voting-age | ||||||
7 | population of 108,734 people of various ethnic and | ||||||
8 | socio-economic backgrounds; and
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9 | WHEREAS, 27,909 of the residents of the 32nd Representative | ||||||
10 | District live at or below the federal poverty level; and
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11 | WHEREAS, The 32nd Representative District ranks in the top | ||||||
12 | 3 of Representative Districts reporting incidents of violent | ||||||
13 | crime; and
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14 | WHEREAS, The Dan Ryan Expressway is that 12-mile portion of | ||||||
15 | I-90/94 located in the City of Chicago spanning from | ||||||
16 | approximately 95th Street to the south and Roosevelt Road to | ||||||
17 | the north; and
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18 | WHEREAS, The Dan Ryan Expressway travels through the 32nd | ||||||
19 | Representative District one linear mile from 67th Street to the | ||||||
20 | north and 76th Street to the south; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Within the 32nd Representative District lies | ||||||
2 | Halsted Street, one mile west of the Dan Ryan Expressway, and | ||||||
3 | Cottage Grove Avenue, one mile east of the Dan Ryan Expressway; | ||||||
4 | this area generally encompasses the communities of Englewood | ||||||
5 | and Grand Crossing including the Park Manor neighborhood; and
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6 | WHEREAS, In November of 1985, Mayor Harold Washington | ||||||
7 | entered into an intergovernmental agreement with the State of | ||||||
8 | Illinois whereby the State of Illinois could operate Illinois | ||||||
9 | State Lottery kiosks at O'Hare International Airport and, | ||||||
10 | subsequently, Chicago Midway International Airport; and
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11 | WHEREAS, In November of 1985, Governor James R. Thompson | ||||||
12 | entered into an intergovernmental agreement with the City of | ||||||
13 | Chicago whereby the Illinois State Police would patrol the Dan | ||||||
14 | Ryan Expressway and all other expressways in the City of | ||||||
15 | Chicago; and
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16 | WHEREAS, The State of Illinois receives monies after the | ||||||
17 | imposition of fines and penalties upon those persons cited for, | ||||||
18 | among other things, improperly operating motor vehicles on the | ||||||
19 | Dan Ryan Expressway between 67th Street and 76th Street; and
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20 | WHEREAS, The State of Illinois derives financial profits | ||||||
21 | directly from the Illinois State Lottery kiosks located at both |
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1 | O'Hare International and Chicago Midway International | ||||||
2 | Airports; and
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3 | WHEREAS, In fact, the Illinois State Lottery posted fiscal | ||||||
4 | year 2013 revenues of: (1) $4,939,990 from O'Hare International | ||||||
5 | Airport; (2) $696,776 from Chicago Midway International | ||||||
6 | Airport; and (3) $656,000,000 overall; and
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7 | WHEREAS, It will not be a financial burden on the State of | ||||||
8 | Illinois for the Illinois State Police to expand its patrol | ||||||
9 | area, from the Dan Ryan Expressway between 67th Street and 76th | ||||||
10 | Street one linear mile east and one linear mile west, to | ||||||
11 | support efforts at combating violent crime in the State of | ||||||
12 | Illinois; and
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13 | WHEREAS, Since as recently as 1999, the Illinois State | ||||||
14 | Police were dispatched to and patrolled the City of East St. | ||||||
15 | Louis, Illinois to support efforts to combat crime in the State | ||||||
16 | of Illinois; and
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17 | WHEREAS, As of the date of the filing of this resolution, | ||||||
18 | over 800 registered voters, within the 2 mile rectangular | ||||||
19 | boundary of the Dan Ryan Expressway between 67th Street and | ||||||
20 | 76th Street, have signed a petition imploring the Governor of | ||||||
21 | the State of Illinois to dispatch the Illinois State Police, | ||||||
22 | with all deliberate speed, to that specific area within the |
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1 | 32nd Representative District for a reasonable period of time; | ||||||
2 | and
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3 | WHEREAS, These 800 affected residents of the 32nd | ||||||
4 | Representative District have stated that they are in immediate | ||||||
5 | need of assistance and relief to protect their health, safety | ||||||
6 | and welfare; therefore, be it
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7 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
8 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
9 | there is created the Englewood Violent Crime Task Force within | ||||||
10 | the Illinois State Police, to consist of the following: | ||||||
11 | (1) the Governor, or his or her designee; | ||||||
12 | (2) the Mayor of the City of Chicago, or his or her | ||||||
13 | designee; | ||||||
14 | (3) the Mayor of the City of East St. Louis, or his or | ||||||
15 | her designee; | ||||||
16 | (4) the Illinois Attorney General, or his or her | ||||||
17 | designee; | ||||||
18 | (5) a member of an association representing State's | ||||||
19 | Attorneys appointed by the Governor; | ||||||
20 | (6) a member of an association representing | ||||||
21 | African-American attorneys in Cook County appointed by the | ||||||
22 | Governor; | ||||||
23 | (7) two members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
24 | Representatives chosen by the Speaker of the Illinois House |
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1 | of Representatives, one of whom shall serve as co-chair; | ||||||
2 | (8) two members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives chosen by the Minority Leader of the | ||||||
4 | Illinois House of Representatives, one of whom shall serve | ||||||
5 | as co-chair; | ||||||
6 | (9) the Director of the State Police or his or her | ||||||
7 | designee; | ||||||
8 | (10) a representative of the Park Manor Neighbors | ||||||
9 | Community Council appointed by the Council; | ||||||
10 | (11) a representative of a community-based | ||||||
11 | organization dedicated to outreach and prevention programs | ||||||
12 | for African-American men living in Woodlawn and nearby | ||||||
13 | south side Chicago communities appointed by the Speaker of | ||||||
14 | the House of Representatives; | ||||||
15 | (12) the President of the Student Government | ||||||
16 | Association at the University of Illinois at Chicago; | ||||||
17 | (13) the President of the Student Government | ||||||
18 | Association at Chicago State University; | ||||||
19 | (14) the Director of Corrections, or his or her | ||||||
20 | designee who must: | ||||||
21 | (A) be from the Division of Parole; | ||||||
22 | (B) be an active field agent; and | ||||||
23 | (C) possess at least a master's degree in criminal | ||||||
24 | justice or criminology; | ||||||
25 | (15) a faculty member of the Department of Criminology, | ||||||
26 | Law & Justice at the University of Illinois at Chicago |
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1 | appointed by the President of the University of Illinois; | ||||||
2 | (16) a representative of an organization representing | ||||||
3 | Chicago-area businesses appointed by the Speaker of the | ||||||
4 | House of Representatives; | ||||||
5 | (17) a representative of a statewide organization | ||||||
6 | representing Illinois businesses appointed by the Speaker | ||||||
7 | of the House of Representatives; and | ||||||
8 | (18) a representative of a statewide association | ||||||
9 | representing retail merchants appointed by the Speaker of | ||||||
10 | the House of Representatives; and be it further
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11 | RESOLVED, That all appointments shall be made no later than | ||||||
12 | 45 days following the adoption of this resolution; and be it | ||||||
13 | further
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14 | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall study and determine the | ||||||
15 | causes of violent crime in Englewood and nearby affected | ||||||
16 | communities; and be it further
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17 | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall study and determine the | ||||||
18 | feasibility of deploying the Illinois State Police to Englewood | ||||||
19 | and nearby affected communities and neighborhoods; and be it | ||||||
20 | further
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21 | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall review and analyze the | ||||||
22 | Illinois State Police's headcount and minimum staffing levels |
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1 | in the Chicago area, calls for service, annual overtime cost, | ||||||
2 | and other factors that would be relevant to an Illinois State | ||||||
3 | Police presence in the Englewood community; and be it further
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4 | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall conduct a thorough | ||||||
5 | review and analysis of the 2014 detail between Illinois State | ||||||
6 | Police and the Chicago Police Department's fugitive | ||||||
7 | apprehension unit in Chicago; and be it further
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8 | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall develop a comprehensive | ||||||
9 | long-term solution to the effect of violent crime in Englewood | ||||||
10 | and nearby affected communities; and be it further
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11 | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall recommend a plan of | ||||||
12 | action to substantially reduce the incidents of violent crime | ||||||
13 | in Englewood and nearby affected communities; and be it further
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14 | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall draft any necessary | ||||||
15 | legislation and make any necessary recommendations for | ||||||
16 | appropriations for the General Assembly to pass and the | ||||||
17 | Governor to sign to place the plan of action into immediate | ||||||
18 | effect; and be it further
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19 | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall report its findings and | ||||||
20 | recommendations and submit any and all proposed legislation to | ||||||
21 | the Governor and General Assembly on or before December 31, |
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1 | 2016; and be it further
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2 | RESOLVED, That the members of the Task Force shall serve | ||||||
3 | without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for their | ||||||
4 | reasonable and necessary expenses from the funds appropriated | ||||||
5 | for that purpose from the Illinois State Police; and be it | ||||||
6 | further
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7 | RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be presented to | ||||||
8 | the Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives, the | ||||||
9 | Minority Leader of the Illinois House of Representatives, the | ||||||
10 | Governor of the State of Illinois, the Director of State | ||||||
11 | Police, the Mayor of the City of Chicago, and the Mayor of the | ||||||
12 | City of East St. Louis.
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