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Tom Ricketts, you need to visit our mosque. Soon.

Sports bring Muslims and Jews and Christians together. The comments made by Joe Ricketts, father of Cubs president and CEO Tom Ricketts, divide us. This quote, by Imam Azfar Uddin of LCU member organization Islamic Foundation North in an opinion piece in the Daily Herald, focuses on religious respect.

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Reporting on Listening Sessions

Last fall 85 people from 20 member institutions gathered and made commitments to hold listening sessions in their institution to relate, listen and learn. On February 13 we will gather to share what was heard and determine next steps resulting from. This is also an opportunity to invite those from your institutions with an interest to act.

If you held Listening Sessions in your organization, please report the results on this form.

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FIREARM SAFETY EXPO

By invitation only

Presented by Common Ground, Industrial Areas Foundation & Do Not Stand Idly By

Leading developers will showcase products that can prevent gun theft and unauthorized or accidental shootings. The invitation-only audience will be comprised of law enforcement, retailers, medical professionals, advocates, public officials, media, investors and philanthropists.

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How a new governor, J.B. Pritzker, can go to bat for the mentally ill right away

For lack of better alternatives, write the authors, police often detain and jail people suffering a mental health crisis. As an alternative to beds in jails, as seen in this photograph, Illinois should create crisis stabilization centers, which are like emergency rooms for the mentally ill.

Richard Townsell, Aliya Husain, Kelly Collins and Rabbi Ari Margolis

In his first few weeks as governor, J.B. Pritzker will have to take a swing at a lot of tough pitches, but one important issue looks to us like an easy fastball over the middle of the plate.

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Winter Update December 2018

Successes on Housing and Gun Violence!

Construction Begins on $30 Million Affordable Skilled Nursing Facility

Ground breaking ceremony for the new Winchester House Eleven years ago the county was considering closing Winchester House, which would have left over 200 low-income seniors in skilled nursing care without an affordable place to live.

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