Bill Text: IL HJR0055 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Engrossed

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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: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-3)

Status: (Failed) 2014-12-03 - Session Sine Die [HJR0055 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2013-HJR0055-Engrossed.html

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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 55
WHEREAS, The boundaries of the 32nd Representative
District are generally in the inner city of Chicago extending
to the southwest suburbs of Burbank, Bridgeview, Hickory Hills,
and Justice, Illinois; and
WHEREAS, The 32nd Representative District has a voting age
population of 108,734 people of various ethnic and
socio-economic backgrounds; and
WHEREAS, 27,909 of the residents of the 32nd Representative
District live at or below the federal poverty level; and
WHEREAS, The 32nd Representative District ranks in the top
3 of Representative Districts reporting incidents of violent
crime; and
WHEREAS, The Dan Ryan Expressway is that 12 mile portion of
I-90/94 located in the City of Chicago spanning from
approximately 95th Street to the south and Roosevelt Road to
the north; and
WHEREAS, The Dan Ryan Expressway travels through the 32nd
Representative District one linear mile from 67th Street to the
north and 76th Street to the south; and

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WHEREAS, Within the 32nd Representative District lies
Halsted Street one mile west of the Dan Ryan Expressway; and,
Cottage Grove Avenue one mile east of the Dan Ryan Expressway;
this area generally encompasses the communities of Englewood
and Grand Crossing including the Park Manor neighborhood; and
WHEREAS, In November of 1985, Mayor Harold Washington
entered into an intergovernmental agreement with the State of
Illinois whereby the State of Illinois could operate Illinois
State Lottery kiosks at O'Hare International Airport; and,
subsequently Chicago Midway International Airport; and
WHEREAS, In November of 1985, Governor James R. Thompson
entered into an intergovernmental agreement with the City of
Chicago whereby the Illinois State Police would patrol the Dan
Ryan Expressway; and, all other expressways in the City of
Chicago; and
WHEREAS, The State of Illinois receives monies after the
imposition of fines and penalties upon those persons cited for,
among other things, improperly operating motor vehicles on the
Dan Ryan Expressway between 67th Street and 76th Street; and
WHEREAS, The State of Illinois derives financial profits
directly from the Illinois State Lottery kiosks located at both

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O'Hare International and Chicago Midway International
Airports; and
WHEREAS, The Illinois State Lottery is successfully
managed by Northstar Lottery Group, a subsidiary of the Italian
company GTech Corporation, which exponentially surpassed the
calculable revenue goals and expectations of the Illinois State
Lottery deriving substantial profits for the Lottery; and
WHEREAS, In fact, the Illinois State Lottery posted fiscal
year 2013 revenues of: (1) $4,939,990 from O'Hare International
Airport; (2) $696,776 from Chicago Midway International
Airport; and (3) $2,841,000,000 overall, of which $656,000,000
was used to support education funding and $135,000,000 was used
to support the State's capital infrastructure program; and
WHEREAS, It will not be a financial burden on the State of
Illinois for the Illinois State Police to expand its patrol
area, from the Dan Ryan Expressway between 67th Street and 76th
Street one linear mile east and one linear mile west, to
support efforts at combating violent crime in the State of
Illinois; and
WHEREAS, Since as late as 1999, the Illinois State Police
were dispatched to and patrolled the City of East St. Louis,
Illinois to support efforts to combat crime in the State of

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Illinois; and
WHEREAS, As of the date of the filing of this resolution,
over 700 registered voters, within the 2 mile rectangular
boundary of the Dan Ryan Expressway between 67th Street and
76th Street, have signed a petition imploring the Governor of
the State of Illinois to dispatch the Illinois State Police,
with all deliberate speed, to that specific area within the
32nd Representative District for a reasonable period of time;
and
WHEREAS, These 700 affected residents of the 32nd
Representative District have stated that they are in immediate
need of assistance and relief to protect their health, safety
and welfare; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE
SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that there is created the Englewood
Violent Crime Task Force within the Illinois State Police, to
consist of the following:
(1) the Governor, or his or her designee;
(2) the Mayor of the City of Chicago, or his or her
designee;
(3) the Mayor of the City of East St. Louis, or his or
her designee;

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(4) the Illinois Attorney General, or his or her
designee;
(5) a member of the Illinois State's Attorneys
Association appointed by the President of the Association;
(6) a member of the Cook County Bar Association
appointed by the President of the Association;
(7) the manager of the Illinois State Lottery;
(8) two members of the Illinois House of
Representatives chosen by the Speaker of the Illinois House
of Representatives, one of whom shall serve as co-chair;
(9) two members of the Illinois House of
Representatives chosen by the Minority Leader of the
Illinois House of Representatives;
(10) two members of the Illinois Senate chosen by the
President of the Illinois Senate, one of whom shall serve
as co-chair;
(11) two members of the Illinois Senate chosen by the
Minority Leader of the Illinois Senate;
(12) the President of the Park Manor Neighbors
Community Council;
(13) the Executive Director of Project Brotherhood;
(14) the President of the Student Government
Association at the University of Illinois at Chicago;
(15) the President of the Student Government
Association at Chicago State University;
(16) the Director of Corrections, or his or her

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designee who must:
(A) be from the Department of Parole;
(B) be an active field agent; and
(C) possess at least a master's degree in criminal
justice or criminology;
(17) a faculty member of the Department of Criminology,
Law & Justice at the University of Illinois at Chicago
appointed by the President of the University of Illinois;
(18) a member of the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce
appointed by the chairman of the board of the Chicagoland
Chamber of Commerce;
(19) a member of the Illinois Chamber of Commerce
appointed by the chairman of the board of the Illinois
Chamber of Commerce; and
(20) a member of the Illinois Retail Merchants
Association appointed by the President/CEO of the Illinois
Retail Merchants Association; and be it further
RESOLVED, That all appointments shall be made no later than
45 days following adoption of this resolution; and be it
further
RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall study and determine the
causes of violent crime in Englewood and nearby affected
communities; and be it further

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RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall study and determine the
feasibility of deploying the Illinois State Police to Englewood
and nearby affected communities and neighborhoods; and be it
further
RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall develop a comprehensive
long-term solution to the effect of violent crime in Englewood
and nearby affected communities; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall recommend a plan of
action to substantially reduce the incidents of violent crime
in Englewood and nearby affected communities; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall draft any necessary
legislation and make any necessary recommendations for
appropriations for the General Assembly to pass and the
Governor to sign to place the plan of action into immediate
effect; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall report its findings and
recommendations and submit any and all proposed legislation to
the Governor and General Assembly on or before December 31,
2014; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the members of the Task Force shall serve
without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for their

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reasonable and necessary expenses from the funds appropriated
for that purpose from the Illinois State Police; and be it
further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be presented to
the Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives, the
Minority Leader of the Illinois House of Representatives, the
President of the Illinois Senate, the Minority Leader of the
Illinois Senate, the Governor of the State of Illinois, and the
Director of State Police.