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This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the College Publications at Digital Commons @ Columbia College Chicago. It has been accepted for inclusion in Columbia Chronicle by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Columbia College Chicago. Mayoral election vote illegal, Orr charg~s · conunittee or have the rules suspended mediately after the declaration was on By Victoria P ier~ Acting Mayor Eugene Sawyer was withatwo-thirdsvote. Ald. Tim Evans' the floor. supporters trying to get the decla- "If you don't give the minority a elected illegally, former interim Mayor we~ David Orr told his Columbia Urban ration to go to conunittee, approxi- chance to speak, they never will get the mately a two-day process which would chance," he said. Politics class last Monday. "I fmnly believe what was done was have delayed the vote, Orr continued. Ifhe would have called on a member ruled this to correci, but was of the majority (Sawyer supporters), illegal, butistiU went ahead with it," he - Orr billinois Office of Le- the child can't continue living in the decorating, many children sit in state fa- gal Counsel. household because of neglect and cilities awaiting that chance to be a part Ifth ey fmd that the child is ina poten- abuse, the child goes through a guardi- ofsomeone's holiday. tially dangerous situation they are im- anship hearing. This is the last of the "There are more children than there mediately placed in emergency foster hearings. In this hearing, the court de- are homes available fot We have an ur- homes, where they can be placed 24 cides if the child should be turned over gent need to increase the number of hours a day. If they are not at high risk, t.Q DCFS. homes," said EDen Smyth, Foster Care the family is required to attend sessions "The ~umber of children turned over Program Planner for the lllinois Depart- with social workers who provide coon- to DCFS has grown," said Langan. Mayor Harold Washington rnent of Children and Family Services seling and therapy. Ifth e parent is a sub- " We're drowning in referrals from the (DCFS). stance abuse~ the social worl