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Public commenter George Blakemore tells Cook County panel Black workers are being displaced

Cook County Finance Subcommittee on Workers' Compensation · April 14, 2026
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During public comment, George Blakemore told the Cook County Finance Subcommittee the Black workforce is being replaced by multilingual workers and urged self-preservation; commissioners did not record a response and no formal action followed.

During the public-comment portion of the Cook County Finance Subcommittee on Workers' Compensation meeting, public commenter George Blakemore addressed the panel and said the "workforce is changing" and that "they are moving the black people out." He argued…

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