Illinois Bill Would Classify Violence a Public Health Crisis
Clip: 4/5/2021 | 7m 31sVideo has Closed Captions
While overall crime in Chicago is down, the number of shootings and homicides are rising.
It’s been a violent start to 2021 in Chicago, which has recorded 131 homicides in the first three months of the year. Now, a measure sitting on Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s desk declares violence a public health crisis and takes aim at racial inequities in the state’s health care system.
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Illinois Bill Would Classify Violence a Public Health Crisis
Clip: 4/5/2021 | 7m 31sVideo has Closed Captions
It’s been a violent start to 2021 in Chicago, which has recorded 131 homicides in the first three months of the year. Now, a measure sitting on Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s desk declares violence a public health crisis and takes aim at racial inequities in the state’s health care system.
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