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2008 LAC Convention Accomplishments
Thanks
to our sponsors:
Anshe Emet
Synagogue
El
Mariachi Tequila Bar and Grill
Jane
Addams Senior Caucus
Leona's
Restaurant
Planned by over 50 LAC leaders and
attended by nearly 600, LAC’s 2008 Convention on June 16th was
successful in moving our issue work forward and making a powerful statement to
our local officials. In fact, these officials all made significant commitments
to us; they are listed below.
Homeless Youth/Police
Relations:
- Chief Rozensweig, the Chief Administrator of the
Independent Police Review Authority committed to keep us involved as she
works to reform the police accountability system
- Chicago Police Department Deputy Superintendent of
Professional Standards Brust agreed to keep us involved with his reforms,
and get us a meeting with Superintendent Weiss.
- Our new Commanders, John Kenny from19
and Kathleen Boehmer from 23 agreed to work with us to deploy officers who
would be specifically trained in dealing with the issues of LGBT and
homeless youth on late nights.
- Aldermen Shiller and Tunney agreed to write
letters to those involved in the labor negotiations between the city and the
Police Union, pushing for reforms in that contract that would allow more
transparency in dealing with police with high numbers of civilian
complaints.
Access to Healthcare
-
Commissioner Quigley agreed to work with us to ensure that all non profit
hospitals live up to our “Charity Care
Bill of Rights”, which includes provisions to make it easier for un and
under insured low income people to access free or reduced price healthcare.
- Commissioner Quigley and
Alderman Tunney agreed to work with LAC for a local Emergency Room diversion
clinic.
Affordable Housing
- State Representatives
Feigenholtz and Fritchey, and State Senator Cullerton agreed to build
alliances among their colleagues and fight for $100 million a year for 5
years in the State of Illinois capital budget for affordable housing for the
first time in history.
- Alderman Tunney agreed to
continue to do everything in his power to ensure that the owner of the
Diplomat fixes the building or sells it to someone who will preserve and
improve it as affordable SRO housing. He also agreed to
broker a meeting between the owner of 510 West Belmont and the tenants, and
work with us to ensure that all units in the building are preserved as
affordable.
- Ed Hinsberger, the
Midwest Regional Director of US Housing and Urban Development agreed to
working with us to ensure that all of the units in 510 West Belmont are
preserved as affordable.
- Although
she did not attend the meeting, the Chicago Housing Commissioner, Ellen
Sahli had previously agreed to work with us to preserve both the Diplomat
and 510 West Belmont.
Thanks
to everyone who attended.
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