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Chicago City Council Hosts Hearing On Missing Women of Color
These organizations are now calling for creating an "ebony alert" that would notify residents when young Black women go missing.
Updated on: September 10, 2024
CHICAGO (CBS) — The ongoing crisis of missing and murdered women and girls of color in Chicago will be the focus of a Chicago City Council Committee.
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As part of this testimony, organizations will ask the city for more resources for investigations and support for families on Monday morning. The City Council Committee on Public Safety will address the ongoing issue starting at 10:30 a.m.
The Kenwood- Oakland community organization and GoodKids MadCity Englewood are just a few of many organizations that are co- sponsoring this hearing.
