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Cook County board approves resolution to coordinate with Chicago on trans femicide working group
Summary
The Cook County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a resolution asking county agencies to collaborate with a City of Chicago working group studying and seeking policy responses to killings of transgender women, particularly Black trans women.
Cook County Board of Commissioners approved a resolution on Jan. 23 calling for intergovernmental collaboration with a City of Chicago working group to better understand and prevent trans femicide.
The measure asks county departments including the medical examiner, Cook County Health, the sheriff’s office, the state's attorney's office and human-rights and public-health agencies to participate in the working group and to center input from transgender-led organizations. Supporters said coordinated data collection and community-led policy recommendations are…
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