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Brad and his teamlook forward to working with you! DAILY BREAKING NEWS Photo by Alan Amaya 4 Sep. 2, 2020 WINDY CITY TIMES pede smooth re-entry and perpetuate recidivism. Among those gaps were detention facilities far Members of Congress from their communities and insufficient mental- health resources in their home communities. Rallins added that the Pritzker administration hold annual LGBTQ will be addressing bail reform and sentencing strategies in the months ahead. Schakowsky said that the House, for its part, gathering online will “move ahead with criminal justice reform. We are going to move ahead with the Justice in “The census is one of the very few tools that we BY MATT SIMONETTE Policing Act as hard as we can. But we know that all have to twist government’s arm to represent real changes are not going to come until after the us and invest in us,” Alvarez said. “Each one of Members of Illinois’ congressional delegation next election.” us, each person, approximately represents about hosted a virtual edition of their annual LGBTQ Quigley spoke about the pervasive negativity $1,500 per person per year, so about $15,000 breakfast the morning of Aug. 25. permeating cultural discourses and anxieties af- over the course of a decade.” Both political officials and community advo- fecting so many Americans. He said that, as the Census data also determines redistricting maps, cates participated in the event, which addressed, current presidential term progresses, the most he added. “If we don’t have an accurate count, among other topics, the congressional response common question he has been asked is what any- we don’t have accurate representation.” to the COVID-19 pandemic, the current census one can do to help during such chaotic times. His “Illinois faces a very real threat of losing rep- and the intricacies of voting in the upcoming answer, he said, “is that you take care of each resentation in Congress at a time when we really election. other. … In the final analysis, we can’t meet the need it most,” Quigley said. U.S. Reps. Robin Kelly (D-2), Mike Quigley U.S. Rep. Raja Krishamoorthi. hatred that we’re living with with equal hatred.” Illinois has about an 82% response rate so (D-5), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-8) and Jan Scha- Official photo Durbin said that he had watched the Republi- far, and Chicago has the highest response rate kowsky (D-9) all took part. U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin can National Convention and noted participants’ from cities with more than 2 million people, Al- (D-IL) participated as well. Ward, it’s low. We’re trying to bring that up.” ominous warnings about Marxism and various varez said. Nevertheless, reaching participants “We are in an unprecedented health and eco- Quinn Kareem Rallins—director of the state’s other right-wing dog-whistle issues. “I don’t in marginalized neighborhoods remains difficult, nomic crisis, and trying to deal with systemic Justice, Equity, and Opportunity Initiative— think Americans need to be afraid of those,” so census officials have been working in tandem discrimination and racism that roils our society described his program as the state’s “first real Durbin said. “I think Americans are very con- with local non-profit organizations. at the same time,” said Krisnamoorthi, who then effort to centralize criminal justice reform to- cerned that we lack the leadership in the public “Those nonprofits are the ones who are knock- discussed the Heroes Act legislative package in- wards restorative justice, shifting [away from] health crisis we are currently facing.” ing on doors and trying to deliver the message to troduced in Congress.