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By Dave Dahl
SPRINGFIELD – As Gov. JB Pritzker signed some criminal justice bills into law Thursday, Illinois House Republicans told a different story.
“Gov. Pritzker has been touting his so-called success in criminal justice reform. I’d like to know what he considers to be a failure,” said State Rep. Deanne Mazzochi (R-Elmhurst). So far in Chicago, we are halfway through the year, and we have the highest murder rate that many of us have ever seen. Why is this happening? It’s happening because of bad government policies that prioritizes predators over people.”.
House Minority Leader Jim Durkin said Thursday all you have to do is think of Jaslyn Adams, a seven-year-old killed in her family’s car in the drive-thru lane of a McDonald’s on Chicago’s west side.
An essential tenet of good governance is recognizing the need to change laws that have failed the people they serve.
The four bills I’m signing today advance the rights of our most vulnerable in our justice system and put Illinois at the forefront of bringing about true reform. https://t.co/eywh2FJOYC pic.twitter.com/Dkvz6l3EXc
— Governor JB Pritzker (@GovPritzker) July 15, 2021
The House minority leader said all you have to do is think about Jaslyn Adams, a seven-year-old killed while in her family’s car at a McDonald’s drive thru.
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