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FIRST ON FOX – Probably the most populous county in Illinois is at the moment bringing “racial… fairness” into its prison justice system utilizing a consulting company which promulgates crucial race concept, calling the transfer “unprecedented.”
Cook dinner County’s Justice Advisory Council introduced on Jan. 24 that it could be working with Chicago Regional Organizing for AntiRacism (Chicago ROAR) which seeks to redress U.S. energy constructions, “dismantle systemic racism” and finish “white supremacy tradition.”
The council implements Cook dinner County Board President Toni Preckwinkle’s prison and juvenile justice reform efforts and neighborhood security coverage growth.
Fox Information Digital discovered that Chicago ROAR’s philosophy is deeply embedded with the tenets of crucial race concept. Crucial race concept is a lens that views people inside an oppressor-versus-oppressed narrative and on the idea of privilege. It holds that America and its establishments are systemically and structurally racist.
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A few of the companies Chicago ROAR supplied places its shoppers by a 9-12 month audit course of to find out an “intersectional evaluation of systemic oppression” inside the establishment.
“Our concept of change begins with understanding the basis of the issue is white supremacy, enshrined in and reproduced by our methods and establishments. White supremacy produces a tradition of domination that situations methods, establishments, and folks to uphold and legitimize whiteness and its methods as regular, normal, ethical, and common,” the group stated.
It additionally seeks to destroy so-called “whiteness” within the establishments. “White supremacy produces a tradition of domination that situations methods, establishments, and folks to uphold and legitimize whiteness and its methods as regular, normal, ethical, and common,” Chicago ROAR stated.
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A few of its trainings, which may value tens of hundreds of {dollars}, “[e]xplore[s] the methods white cultural hegemony within the US is… institutionally transmitted… and situations methods, establishments, and the people who populate them to uphold the ideology of white supremacy in intersectional methods.”
Fox Information Digital beforehand reported that one in all Chicago ROAR’s trainers, Emily Drew, stated White folks could be “damaging.”
The outline of Drew’s current talking engagement stated, “How can we who’re White present up as simpler and fewer damaging individuals in struggles to interrupt racism in our neighborhood? How can white folks have interaction in efforts to dismantle racism in methods that don’t reproduce or place unfair burdens upon folks of coloration to be our lecturers?”
It continued, “This dialog is for white folks to replicate collectively on what it means to do our work as white folks, which incorporates taking accountability for each other, educating ourselves, and coming to view different white folks as our companions—not competitors—in growing antiracist id.”
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At Willamette College, Drew teaches programs about racism and social change. Her analysis can be targeted on racism.
Certainly one of her papers described “positioning folks of coloration as data producers in regards to the institutional and interpersonal results of racism,” “confronting the ways of white denial,” and “selling consciousness about systemic racism.”
Chicago ROAR didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.
Cook dinner County didn’t immediately reply why it was utilizing a consulting group with ideology related to crucial race concept.
The county obtained a 500K grant from the Justice Problem and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Basis which will likely be used for “coaching,” amongst different facets of the initiative, in response to the press launch.
“Our evaluation and responsive coaching will equip Fairness Cohort fellows to actively have interaction with system companions on the problems that influence their communities,” stated Derrick Dawson, program coordinator for Chicago ROAR. “To result in genuine and efficient change, we have to begin with a shared language and understanding of the character of systemic racism.”
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“Bringing extra fairness and illustration into our justice system has been lengthy awaited by our communities, particularly our most disinvested and impacted communities,” stated a consultant of the Justice Problem. “The Fairness Cohort is an unprecedented initiative that has the potential to be transformative for our residents and communities. We’re excited to assist lead this work and to see the place it takes us.”
“Whereas the Security and Justice Problem has been profitable in decreasing native jail populations, it has additionally taught us that this alone is not going to eradicate racial disparities within the prison justice system,” stated a consultant of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Basis. “By pairing the management of individuals most impacted by mass incarceration with the experience of presidency companions, we hope this cohort of jurisdictions will problem systemic racism in our justice methods and create insurance policies and practices to maintain long-term change.”
“The MacArthur Basis has an ongoing dedication to put money into intentional and efficient methods to eradicate systemic racism in justice methods and heart the voices of individuals most impacted by the system,” in response to Cook dinner County. “This dedication ties on to the mission of the Cook dinner County Justice Advisory Council which works to advertise equitable, human-centered, community-driven justice system innovation and apply.”
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Local News
A GoFundMe page has raised more than $5,000 to assist with memorial service costs for a West Springfield woman who was found dead earlier this month in Springfield’s Forest Park.
Joann Garelli, 56, was found dead Jan. 7 in the Camp Star Angelina area of Forest Park, according to a Facebook post from Hampden District Attorney Anthony Gulluni.
Garelli’s death is currently under investigation by the Hampden District Attorney’s Office and the Springfield Police Detective Bureau’s Homicide Unit.
Andrew Santiago created the GoFundMe page to help his wife, Elizabeth Herd, pay for her mother’s memorial service, according to the page. On the page, Santiago called for an end to violence against women.
“[T]he violence and abuse of women are not taken seriously and we all need to come together as one to help prevent these attacks on women!” Santiago wrote.
The page was created Jan. 9 and will remain open until Garelli’s memorial service, which is scheduled to be held Jan. 21.
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – A controversial bill aimed at tightening restrictions on hemp products in Illinois failed to gain traction in the state legislature, leaving the future of the industry in limbo.
Illinois House Bill 4293 sought to impose strict licensing requirements on hemp businesses, similar to those for cannabis dispensaries.
What we know:
Governor JB Pritzker supported the bill, calling it a priority to address concerns about unregulated hemp products like Delta-8, which can produce a psychoactive effect.
Critics, however, argue that the proposed regulations would disproportionately impact small businesses. The Illinois Black Hemp Association raised concerns about high licensing costs and lengthy approval processes, warning that many entrepreneurs could be forced out of the market.
What they’re saying:
“I found that it helped me out in a wellness perspective but also saw it as an opportunity to create generational wealth in the Black community,” said Sam Wilson of the Illinois Black Hemp Association. “Unfortunately, now that dream is in jeopardy because the American dream is under attack and is under attack by our billionaire governor.”
For small business owners like Misty Nelson, who runs Sunkissed Greenz in Mokena, hemp is essential. She and her husband started their business in 2020 using their pandemic stimulus checks and now rely on hemp sales for 40% of their profits.
“If there’s a complete ban, our small business would go up in smoke,” said Nelson, who supports regulating Delta-8 rather than banning it outright. “We want to protect children, too. Instead of a ban, we’d like regulations that ensure safety while letting our clientele access natural remedies for sleeping, pain, and anxiety.”
Some lawmakers agree that regulation, not prohibition, is the way forward. State Representative La Shawn Ford supports age restrictions similar to those for tobacco and cannabis.
“We definitely need to regulate Delta products,” Ford said. “If we passed that today, I would be very happy.”
What’s next:
The Delta-8 issue of whether to regulate, ban, or not change anything is expected to return when the new General Assembly convenes.
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