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The comments were vowingto stymie any efforts laterdescribed by GOP by U.S. Attorney General House Speaker Paul Ryan as Jeff Sessions to crack down racist. on medical cannabis sales "I look forward to being already being rung up the first Mexican-American across the state. attorney generah' Ruiz said. "Don't decriminalize. ALEX NITKIN/PIONEER PRESS "And if you think judge Don't go halfway. Don't The eight Democratic candidates for Illinois attorney general participate in a forum Jan.14 at Grace Lutheran Church in Gonzalo Curiel bothered investigateit,"saidcivil Evanston. Republican candidates Erika Harold and Gary Grasso declined to attend, organizers said. Trump, wait until you get rights attorney and law pro- Jesse Umberto Ruiz ... I'm fessor Aaron Goldstein, Organized by the Na- victed of a felony, according troubled police departmentlong said. "Between howgningto drive him out of his who is running for the post. tional Organization forto state law. in the country." strongly they emphasizedmind." "Illinoisneeds to showWomen and Action for a "As a lawyer, if someone "I've proven that I havecriminal justice and how The forum's organizers some courage and legalizeBetter Tomorrow, a prog-has a complaint about me,the capability to hold themuch they talked aboutsaid they had the president this right now, and we need ressive activist group thatthey can go ... and have my powerful accountable,"protecting communities ofto thank for the crowded to stand up to (Presidentformed in the wake of thelicense pulled' Raoul said.Fairley said. color, it feels like there's notstage and the hundreds of Donald) Trump. 2016 election, the forum "We should have the same Highland Park Mayorreally a middle-of-the-roadspectators who packed the The candidates' answersrepeatedly circled back tostandard for those whoNancy Rotering said sheDemocrat in there?' church sanctuary of Grace to the final question askedreports that Trump made acarry deadly force." would use the office to take State Rep. Scott Drury,Lutheran Church, 1430 at the two-hour forum, heldprofane reference to Haiti Sharon Fairley alsoon gun manufacturers, hay-D-Highwood, whose 58thSouth Blvd., according to at Grace Lutheran Church, and some African nations inpledged to lean on localing beaten back a lawsuitDistrict includes HighlandAhisa Kaplan, the director of echoed their broad agree-aWhite House meeting Jan.governments to tighten from the National Rifle As-Park, Northbrook and LakeAction ftr a Better Tomor- ment on issuesranging 11.