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Republican candidate cites local murder and criticizes sanctuary policies during public comment
Summary
Jim Gelderman, a Republican candidate for House District 17, used his public comment time to recount the one-year anniversary of a local murder and to criticize state sanctuary policies and the Clean Slate Act; the board did not record a response during the meeting.
During the public-comment period of the Jan. 20 meeting, Jim Gelderman (1202 Waukegan Avenue) identified himself as a Republican candidate for House District 17 and spoke about the one-year anniversary of the murder of Katie Abrams.
Gelderman said the person responsible was a Guatemalan national who he described as previously deported and living in the United States without authorization. He alleged that…
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