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Criminal Justice Committee Meeting 07/14/2021 7:30 AM
A
Thank
you.
I
have
no
request
for
public
comment.
Is
there
any
public
comment
at
this
time?
Any
public
comment
moving
on
the
minutes
are
not
ready.
Yet
chief
judge,
not
here
circuit
clerk
sandy
seancy
in
your
package,
you
have
a
copy
of
sandy's
monthly
report.
Take
a
motion
to
approve
by
mr
fairfield
second
by
mr
long
good
morning,
sammy.
C
The
state's
attorney
collection
report
is
well,
we've
already
surpassed
what
the
total
was
for
the
whole
year
of
last
year
with
the
state's
attorney
collection.
So
that's
excellent
news
and
then
the
harrison
harris
reports
we've
turned
over
620
cases
this
year
so
far,
and
the
total
that
we
could
collect
is
338
350..
C
Then,
on
the
local
debt
recovery
program,
we
brought
in
eighty
five
thousand
four
hundred
and
one
dollars
this
last
month
for
a
total
of
eight
hundred
and
forty
thousand
seven
hundred
and
seventy
dollars
which
we're
closing
in
on
our
annual
total
for
last
year.
So
we're
doing
really
well
at
this
point.
For
that.
A
C
So
what
I've
been
doing
this
last
month
is
I've
gone
through
the
cases
scheduled
calendars
for
each
courtroom
and
it's
not
complete.
Yet
I've
done
this
year
last
year
and
I'm
in
the
middle
of
19
2019,
and
it's
been
determined
that
right
now
we're
at
approximately
30
percent
caseload
added
to
what
we
have
been
doing
because
of
the
covid
cases.
C
What
happened
was
when
we
were
on
the
shutdown
we
had
to
continue
all
those
cases,
so
somebody
had
to
go
into
the
computer
and
and
put
minutes
on
each
of
those
cases
and
then
move
it
to
another
court
date,
which
was
three
months
out
well
in
a
lot
of
these
courtrooms.
There
was
already
a
full
calendar
three
months
out,
so
then
it
caused
a
double
court
call
in
traffic.
There
was
a
day
there
was
like
600
cases
that
kind
of
a
thing.
C
C
C
We
have
judges
that
have
retired
and
are
switching
court
calls,
and
so
for
a
couple
of
weeks,
we're
going
to
have
a
lot
of
chaos
with
that
going
on
as
well,
hopefully
by
the
end
of
the
month,
we'll
have
more
final
directions.
For
that,
then
we
got
notice
that
the
supreme
court
is
lifting
the
moratorium
on
the
speedy
trial,
demand
rules
and
that's
for
the
felony
cases.
C
The
of
the
and
mostly
will
affect
the
people
that
are
in
custody,
but
it
will
also
affect
anybody
that
wishes
to
place
react
reactivate
their
speedy
demand,
trial
and
when
jim
is
able
to
talk
about
that,
he
can
talk
more
about
what
that's
going
to
happen.
But
that'll
be
for
october
1st,
so
we're
trying
to
gear
up
for
that
as
well.
The
expungements
are
on
a
continual
rise,
the
record
searches
and
background
checks
and
title
searchers
with
the
housing
boom.
C
The
trickle
effect
with
that
is
people
are
needing
to
get
their
the
probate
records
and
the
foreclosure
records
and
things
like
that
from
our
office,
so
that
they
can
follow
the
trail
of
these
these
homes
and
developments,
and
so
when
we're
behind
they're
behind.
So
that's
another
issue
that
we're
always
busy
with
and
then
the
tax
cases
the
take
notice
cases
that
are
coming
back.
When
we
we
have
the
county
tax
collector,
which
is
not
our
nick
africano.
C
It's
an
attorney
from
southern
illinois,
and
he
takes
these
cases
to
court
and
one
of
my
clerks
the
other
day
processed,
a
ten
thousand
dollar
check.
She
had
to
get
go
into
the
certified
mail
program
and
print
out
fifty
it
was
over
670
certified
mail
receipts.
The
attorneys
do
most
of
the
work,
but
we
still
have
to
do
the
certified
mail
part.
C
So
she
had
to
process
a
ten
thousand
dollar
check
in
one
day,
because
when
we
get
one
check
because
of
our
accounting
system,
we
have
to
close
the
books
at
the
end
of
the
day
and
that
the
whole
check
has
to
be
processed
and
it
can
only
be
on
one
person's
cash
book.
So
she
had
to
sort
of
you
know,
get
600
over
600
certified
mails
done
on
top
of
everything
else
she
does
and
then,
when
the
certified
mail
comes
back,
then
we
have
to
put
it
all
back
in
the
cases.
C
D
C
C
We
have
our
the
chief
judge
and
the
administer
the
trial
court
administrator
they're
the
ones
coordinating
the
efforts
for
the
there's
like
in
a
program
to
assist
people
with
these
evictions,
so
not
only
the
landlords
but
the
people
that
are
being
charged
with
the
evictions.
So
there's
going
to
be
an
extra
process
and
yes,
we
are
gearing
up
for
that,
but
every
county
is.
D
C
Mostly
it's
it's
waiting
to
see
how
much
is
going
to
come
in.
We
have
some
filers
that
are
not
computer
savvy,
so
they
want
to
file
over
the
counter
and
then
the
ones
that
are
computer
savvy
will
have
to
have
somebody
at
the
desk
just
doing
nothing
but
receiving
that
filing
and
opening
up
all
those
cases.
C
We
know
that
we
have
a
lot
of
people
at
the
gate.
Just
waiting
to
you
know,
they've
been
asking
us
monthly,
since
the
moratorium
was
placed
and
then
they've
become
proactive
on
their
own
and
and
checking
out
the
websites
and
things
and
keeping
up
on
it
themselves,
but
at
the
beginning
it
was.
It
was
really
hard
to
tell
you
know
all
these
people
coming
in.
We
can't
take
your
filing
because
it'll
go
nowhere.
I.
D
Would
concur
with
you
regarding
being
inundated
with
evictions,
because
I
know,
for
example,
the
city
of
kankakee,
more
than
50
percent
of
the
housing
stock
is,
is
rental
and-
and
you
know
you
hear,
landlords
complain
all
the
time
about
this
issue.
But
all
I'm
saying
is
that
you,
you
know
you
say
you
talk
with
your
peers
weekly,
maybe
there's
something
that
they're
going
to
be
doing
in
anticipation
of
this.
That
may
assist
you.
That's
all
I'm
saying:
okay,.
E
Hi
everybody
hi
sandy
hi.
I've
heard
a
lot
of
people
that
I'm
friends
with
in
local
law
enforcement,
as
well
as
just
community
members
that
have
thrown
a
lot
of
anticipated
numbers
of
evictions
that
we
intend
on
having
here
soon.
Is
there
any
ballpark
number
that
you
can
give
us
on
what
we're
looking
at
county-wide.
C
A
A
F
Good
morning,
good
morning
my
name
is
becky
cellini,
I'm
an
assistant
public
defender,
mr
pennowick,
is
out
of
town,
so
he
asked
me
to
pitch
hit
farm
today,
I'm
really
happy
to
be
here.
I
I
mean
I'm
happy
to
entertain
any
questions
that
you
have,
but
I
would
kind
of
echo
a
little
bit
of
what
sandy
said.
The
covid
stuff
has
kind
of
wreaked
quite
a
bit
of
havoc
on
the
courthouse
and
there's
a
huge
backlog
of
cases.
All
over
the
place
we've
been
trying
to
get
through
them.
F
We've
had
some
juries
go
we're
I
mean
I.
I
think
that
the
though
it's
just
gonna
be
a
while
before
we
can
get
caught
up
so
and
we've
also
had
I
do
juvenile
cases.
So
we've
had
a
lot
of
increase
in
juvenile
crime.
I
hate
to
say
some
serious
gun
cases
and
things
like
that,
which
has
really
caused
a
lot
of
consternation
between
us
and
juvenile
probation,
trying
to
figure
out
what
to
do,
but
we
keep
muddling
away.
A
F
F
I
I
think
that's
gonna,
be
a
big
help.
I
do
and
we've
been,
the
state
attorney's
office
has
developed
quite
a
few
programs
to
try
to
keep
them
busy,
get
them
engaged
in
things
and
again
I
just.
I
just
hope
that
we
can
get
them
back
in
school
and
off
the
street
and
somehow
get
the
guns
out
of
their
hands,
because
I
have
way
more
gun
cases
than
I've
ever
had
before.
F
F
But
yeah,
I
think
it's
very
hard
to
convince
them.
I
mean
I
have
discussions
with
my
clients
all
the
time
about
how
having
a
gun
makes
you
more
at
risk
than
not
having
a
gun,
but
you
cannot
convince
them
of
that
part
of
it
is
their
teenagers.
I
mean
we
all
when
you
were
a
teenager.
Did
you
listen
to
anything
that
other
people
said
not
likely,
and
I
think
the
increased
violence
is
a
is
a
cycle.
It's
a
circle
of
more
shootings,
so
more
kids
are
afraid,
so
more
kids
get
guns.
F
So
then
there
are
more
shootings
and
then
more
kids
get
guns,
and
I
I
like,
I
said,
don't
really
have
an
answer
for
it.
I
just
know
since
I've
been
there,
I've
never
had
as
many
kids
charged
with
having
guns,
as
I
have
in
the
last
60
days,
and
there
was
one
week
where
I
think
we
had.
I,
I
probably
had
four
or
five
kids
that
were
arrested
for
having
weapons.
F
So
again
I
don't
have
an
answer
for
it.
I
just
I
that's
part
of
the
I
I
kind
of
thought
it
might
be
part
of
kovid,
but
it
I
don't
know
that
it
is,
but
it
makes
the
resources
we
have
continue
to
be
strained.
I
mean
this
all
affects
every
you
know.
Circuit
clerk
has
way
more
than
they
can
handle.
Judges
have
huge
calls.
Public
defenders
have
huge
lists.
You
know
the
jail
has
a
lot
of.
G
Because
I
do
know
that
they're
not
they
cannot
get
them
from
individuals
that
are
licensed
to
sale
right
so
if
they
and
if
we
do
find
out
that
there,
because
I
know
you
on
the
other
end
of
this
but
and
I
guess
it
would
have
been
also
for
jim
can't-
I
believe
we
can
go
after
if
if
they
would
devour
that,
then
we
can
go
after
those
individuals
for
a
crime
of
selling
it,
and
I
I'm
just
wondering:
if
has
there
been
any
conscience?
I
mean
any
type
of
concerted
effort.
Well,.
F
F
Many
of
the
guns
are
defaced,
so
they
you
know
they
can't
trace
them,
which
then
is
another
charge.
So
I
that's
probably
a
better
question
for
law
enforcement.
Like
do
they
have
leads
as
to
where
the
guns
are
coming
from.
I
had
a
couple
of
cases
where
we
knew
where
they
came
from,
like
like
family.
You
know
if
you
have
grandma
that
has
a
gun,
and
you
know
that
you
can
go
to
grandma's
house
and
get
it,
but
I
would
say
95
percent
of
the
time
they
have.
F
No,
you
know
I
think
they're
asking
and
they're
trying
to
find
out
where
they're
coming
my
paperwork
doesn't
say
so
the
sheriff's
department
may
have
open
investigations
as
to
people
bringing
them
in,
or
I
don't
know
because
we've
had
that
discussion
before
about.
Where
are
these
things?
Where
are
they
coming
from,
but
it's
above
my
pay
grade.
F
A
F
I've
had
both
I
I
of
the
last
several
I've
had
a
two
or
three,
maybe
that
were
new-
that
had
never
had
previous
involvement
whatsoever
with
the
criminal
justice
system,
which
I
always
thought
was
amazing
that
you
go
from
nothing
to
carrying
a
gun,
and
then
I've
had
some
that
had
been
either
previous.
You
know
either
on
probation
or
maybe
have
had
smaller
offenses,
so
I
think
it
can
be
both.
F
E
Hello
good
morning,
nice
to
meet
you,
I
don't
want
to
put
you
on
the
spot
too,
as
much
as
I
would
love
to
put
jim
on
the
spot,
just
because
I
enjoy
talking
with
him
so
much,
but
a
couple
questions.
So
you
pointed
out
that
having
a
gun
in
your
possession
makes
you
much
more
likely
to
be
the
victim
of
a
crime
or
involved
in
a
crime.
Is
that
correct.
E
Going
to
throw
some
numbers
at
people
here
just
so
you
might
just
so
the
sake
of
you
having
a
chance
to
write
it
down.
According
to
cdc.gov,
defensive
use
of
firearms
saves
up
to
an
estimated
2.5
million
lives
a
year
with
the
low
end
of
that
being
60
000
lives
that
owning
guns
saves
every
year
in
2018,
there
were
39
707
firearm
related
deaths
and
of
those
23
941
were
suicides.
E
So,
according
to
the
cdc's
own
statistic,
owning
firearms
actually
saves
more
lives
than
it
takes
now.
Obviously,
I
think
that
it's
terrible
for
us
to
have
guns
in
the
hands
of
children,
but
should
we
be
looking
at
honoring,
our
second
amendment
here
in
the
county
and
encouraging
people
to
protect
themselves
and
arm
themselves,
especially
when
the
burden
on
law
enforcement
is
as
incredible
as
it
is
right
now,
and
we
talk
about
our
horribly
overloaded
caseloads,
which
kind
of
brings
me
to
my
next
point.
E
So
if
we
were
to
maybe
get
that
backlog
of
four
thousand
just
traffic
cases,
I
would
I
would
just
ignorantly
assume
that
ninety
percent
of
them
involved
are
victimless
crimes.
Speeding,
tickets
turn
signals
that
sort
of
thing
have
we
considered
just
saying
hey,
we
are
incompetent
to
process
all
these
cases
as
a
justice
system.
We
need
to
pick
and
choose
what
battles
we're
going
to
fight
and
drop
all
those
is
that
something
we
could
legally
do.
F
Well,
I
I
mean,
as
far
as
that
goes
absolutely
I
mean
I'm
the
wrong
side
of
the
coin.
For
that,
that's
a
gym
row
question
because
jim
roh
can
he
has
the
prosecutorial
discretion
to
dismiss
whatever
he
wants.
If
he
wants
to
dismiss,
you
know
a
victim
or
you
know,
like
you,
said
some
of
the
traffic
cases
he
can.
F
I
know
in
the
juvenile
courtroom
his
office
has
been
very
helpful.
There
have
been
a
lot
of
juvenile
cases
that
I've
been
able
to
either
get
dismissed
or
plea
or
send
them
to
teen
court
if
they
were
minor
offenses.
So
you
know
from
my
perspective
they
do
try
to
weed
through
so
that
we
have
time
to
address
the
more
serious
cases,
but
that
is
an
excellent
question
to
ask
jim
roh,
because
he
that
that's
all
in.
A
E
A
D
Well,
yeah
and
the
the
stats
which
she
gave
she
gave
regardless
microphone.
Sorry,
sorry,
the
stats
that
she
gave
regarding
teenagers
and
possession
of
guns
is
is
really
amazing
and
one
only
has
to
reflect
on
what
happened
last
week
over
on
merchant
street
yesterday
about
10
30.
You
know
I
live
in
marycrest
and
shots
rang
out.
I
said
no
damn
well
and
they're
still
not
shooting
firecrackers.
D
D
As
you
indicated,
you
don't
have
the
answers,
but
that
may
be
one
of
the
approaches
you
may
take
in
terms
of
interfacing
with
him
and
dealing
with
these
kids,
because
that's
simply
amazing,
when
you
think
about
you
know
you
read
the
newspaper
in
chicago
about
what's
happening
and
you're
you're
saying
the
same
thing
is
happening
here
regarding
teenagers
with
guns,
so
you
know.
Maybe
there
needs
to
be
some.
Some
kind
of
summit
on
it.
F
F
A
A
H
Just
to
go
over
the
numbers
I
usually
go
over,
you
can
see.
We
had
30
little
over
3
100
successful
contacts
in
june.
It
puts
us
just
under
16
000
so
far
this
year,
25
adults
on
gps,
for
juveniles
on
gps,
and
did
we
collected
a
little
over
2
000
drug
tests
just
to
point
that
out?
So
any
questions
on
the
report.
A
H
A
few
things
starting
monday,
the
19th
this
coming
monday,
the
annex
building
will
be
open
to
the
public.
Finally,
we
got
that
done.
I
appreciate
everything
the
chairman's
done
to
help
that
process,
there's
a
lot
of
hurdles
to
that,
but
we
got
it
done
for
right
now
that
puts
us
back
our
supervision
standards,
our
department
operations,
our
contacts,
everything
to
pre-pandemic
standards,
and
I
can't
say
enough
about
our
staff
how
they
made
the
last.
H
Obviously,
then,
having
people
come
in
that
for
specific
reasons,
but
they
made
everything
work
and
nothing
fell
through
the
cracks,
and
I
that's
a
good
goes
to
the
whatever
was
thrown
in
front
of
them.
They
dealt
with
it
and
we
made
it
work
and
they
did
a
great
job
during
this
time
and
they
want
that
building
up
as
much
as
anybody,
because
it's
they're
sick
of
the
hurdles
and
the
challenges
of
trying
to
see
people
so
that'll
be
done.
H
Also,
what's
gonna
be
a
big
help
with
that
is,
I
said
I
think
I
discussed
it
last
month
we
are
starting
our
public
service
work
program.
We're
gonna
start
monitoring
that
the
the
before
the
we
did
it
years
ago.
It
left
our
office
when
we
went
through
cuts,
the
courts
kind
of
took
it
over,
but
we're
taking
it
back,
and
we
can
really,
I
think,
kick
that
program
up
a
few
notches
and
go
out
and
recruit
sites.
You
know,
and
another
thing
we
did
is
we
created.
H
I
didn't
create
it,
you
know,
but
a
website
was
created
that
you
can
go
to
and
it's
a
one-stop
shop
there's
actually
a
qr
code
that
we're
going
to
put
on
cards
in
the
courtroom.
So
people
can
scan
that
and
go
right
to
that
website
and
has
everything
you
need
to
know
about
public
service
work,
all
the
documents
and
information,
and
it
also
lets
allows
nonprofits
in
the
community
to
go
on
that
website
and
request.
H
We
need
workers,
so
we
get
it
from
them.
We
obviously
let
it
look
at
it
and
then
we
get
on
the
website
and
we
can
send
out
email
and
text
blast
to
the
groups,
so
things
can
happen
quicker
than
you
know
the
90s
or
80s.
Where
you
had
to
come
into
our
office.
We
gave
you
the
information.
You
know
it's
kind
of,
so
I
think
it's
going
to
work
a
lot
better.
It
gives
you
know
some
agencies
that
really
rely
on
those
workers,
easy
simple
way
to
request
them
to
get
them.
H
So
I'm
waiting
to
stand
on
that
website
also
is
dui
class
information,
counseling
information,
a
victim
impact
panel
information,
because
a
lot
of
those
individuals
getting
public
service
worker
going
through
traffic
court
with
dui
cases
and
stuff
like
that.
So
there's
a
lot
more
information
on
there.
Besides
just
public
service
work,
so
we'll
get
that
going.
H
Hopefully
that
goes
all
smooth
but
I'll
start
monday
next
week
and
that's
oh
real,
quick
last
month
I
did
talk
about
pre-trial
services
and
the
state
wanted
to
take
the
possibly
taking
those
positions
over
and
us
losing
those
positions
here.
So
the
state
could
have
a
the
state
could
run
pre-trial
supervision
of
people,
especially
when
no
cash
bail
hits
in
january
23..
H
The
chief
judges
want
to
keep
it
local
and
have
control
over
it
and
not
supervise
remotely
from
a
distance.
They
still
made
that
decision.
My
point
of
bringing
up
again
today
is
it's
making
it.
We're.
Gonna
have
three
vacancies
in
our
office
this
next
friday,
and
we
can't
film
because
I
scare
people
we've
had
a
couple
applicants
when
I
meet
with
them.
H
I
have
to
tell
them
that
if
the
state
is
waiting,
we're
waiting
for
this
decision
from
the
state
and
if
they
make
it
and
take
it
over,
we
lose
this
position,
so
you
lose
you
know,
and
so
people.
Obviously
you
know
I
scare
them
right
out
of
my
office.
I
mean
they
they
leave.
So
it's
really.
They
need
a
decision
at
the
state
level
and
we
need
to
quit
because
it's
having
other
impacts
in
our
office.
H
Yeah
and
it's
it's
frustrating
because
I
thought
this
would
by
june
1st
we
were
going
to
have
a
decision,
and
now
we
are
middle
of
july
and
it's
just
it's
just
a
side.
You
know
so
and
I'll
keep
you
updated
on
that
and,
lastly,
kelly.
I
think
I
sent
an
email
about
drug
court.
Graduation
did
I
go
okay,
sorry
for
the
short
notice,
but
that's
tomorrow.
G
H
And
really
this
is
we
have
in
the
past.
This
is
really
an
aoic
supreme
court
decision.
They
had
a
commission
formed
a
couple
years
ago
that
put
together
a
report
made
recommendations,
and
you
know,
and
that's
what
they
were
now
they're
at
we're
asking
for
a
fourth.
They
had
three
options:
we're
asking
for
fourth
option
b,
which
is
we
maintain.
We
keep
the
program,
but
it's
really
at
their
in
their
hands.
The.
G
H
I
I
mostly
go
through
the
individual,
that's
ahead
of
ayc
for
probation.
I
meet
with
them
every
month,
I'm
on
a
a
board
with
them
a
policy
advisory
board
for
the
supreme
court.
So
we
have
a
near.
You
know
we
have
there's
about
10
of
us
in
the
state
12
of
us
in
the
state
that
are
on
that
board,
so
we're
able
to
have
direct
communication
with
the
supreme
court
through
that,
and
we
have
obviously
discussions
like,
I
said
all
the
time
about
it,
but
that's
really
the
route
this
one
goes
is
really.
B
D
Tom,
let
me
just
say,
take
my
hat
off
to
you
regarding
the
public
service
initiative
and
that
could
speak
volumes
about
all
the
different
villages
and
cities
in
the
county
receiving
assistance
to
which
won't
erode
the
bargaining
units.
I
I
can
just
think
in
terms
of
the
east
side
of
the
city
in
the
interest
entryway.
D
I
was
with
mayor
curtis
and
we
did
some
touring
and
he's
committed
to
cleaning
up
some
things
on
the
east
side,
and
I
I
wish
you
would
you
know,
reach
out
to
dennis
doyle
or
the
mayor
and
and
provide
them
with
the
information
as
well
too
face
to
face,
because
formally
when,
when
carl
was
around,
I
mean
we
saw
those
guys
with
their
jumpsuits
on
doing
a
lot
of
good
work.
I
mean
from
the
jail.
H
Just
you
know
we
did
the
sheriff
and
I
jim
roh
we
met
with
was
mayor,
nugent
and
a
couple
of
people,
and
he
went
to
the
mayor's
meeting
and
brought
all
this
information
too.
Okay
and
I
started
I'm
starting
to
get
emails
from
different
they've
turned
it
over
to
their
public
works
coordinator,
yeah
or
directors.
I
shouldn't.
G
There's
one
other
thought:
the
those
home
monitoring
devices.
I
had
a
conversation
because
I
was
wondering
how
are
these
youth
able
to
not
a
whole
bunch
of
them,
but
some
of
them
are
able
to
get
out
of
these
home
monitoring
systems
and
put
them
on
the
neighborhood
raccoon
somewhere,
and
they
told
me
that
the
monitoring
device
for
juveniles
are
different
than
those
for
adults.
H
Did
not
have
that
in
any
tampering.
We
should
they're
very
sensitive.
We
should
be
able
to
any
kind
of
tampering
of
the
device
we
should
know
about
it.
Now
there
are
some
different
adult
devices
used
under
the
electronic
monitoring
umbrella.
You
know
a
lot
of
adults
when
I
say
gps.
Some
of
these
numbers
in
the
adult
world
include
alcohol
monitoring
devices.
H
So
if
I
device
on
that,
I
can
go
about
and
do
when
I'm
I'm
free
to
go
anywhere.
I
want,
but
it's
monitoring.
If
I
have
any
alcohol
intake,
we
have
general
ones
where
you
have
to
you
know
blow
into
the
monitor.
You
get
a
text,
you
have
to
blow
into
a
track
device
and
takes
a
picture
of
you.
We
get
the
you
know
those
types
of
things,
so
they
are
some
different,
but
if
you're
on
gps,
we're
watching
where
you
go
monitoring
where
you
go,
that's
the
same
device
all
right.
A
A
I
Good
morning,
everybody,
as
you
can
tell
from
looking
at
our
monthly
report
here,
calls
for
service
continue
to
be
high.
Our
autopsies
are
still
running
high
as
well
we're
averaging
averaging
about
10
per
month,
whereas
last
year,
we're
about
eight.
So
we're
continuing
to
monitor
that
you
will
see
that
there
are
14
pending
cases.
I
think
I
mentioned
last
month
when
we
hear
that
the
lab
that
we
use
is
very
busy,
and
so
that
is
resulting
in
a
backlog
for
us
as
well
as
in
terms
of
getting
some
of
those
cases
completed.
I
I
G
I
I
E
With
our
homicide
rate,
where
it's
at
just
out
of
curiosity,
I
haven't
looked
recently,
do
you
have
any
idea
where
that
puts
us
on
par
with
chicago's
per
capita
homicide
rate?
I
have
no
idea
well.
I
know
that
in
recent
times
kankakee
has
been
on
par
or
a
higher
murder
rate
than
chicago
per
capita.
So
that's
just
something.
I
was
curious
if
you
knew
the
information.
I
Machine
we've
been
in
communication
with
that
company
next
week
they
told
us
when
we
ordered
it,
it'd
be
three
or
four
weeks.
So
next
week
will
be
week
three
so
hopefully,
by
the
end
of
this
month,
we
haven't
had
to
put
the
backup
plan
into
place.
Yet
so
that's
good,
but
hopefully
within
the
next
week
or
two
we'll
have
it
up
and
running
and
ready
to
go
all
right.
So
thank
you.
A
I
In
terms
of
overdoses,
we're
sitting
at
25
for
the
fiscal
year
with
four
pending
cases
of
the
25
16
percent
involve
heroin,
56
percent
cocaine
and
80
percent
fentanyl.
So
obviously
fentanyl
is
a
big
big
player.
It
is
encouraging.
In
the
last
couple
weeks,
we've
had
a
lot
of
phone
calls
from
different
community
organizations
and
different
entities
wanting
programs
to
start
back
up.
So
I
know
we're
excited
about
that.
Corner
gustner
spoke
to
the
dental
society
of
kankee
county
about
two
weeks
ago.
I
I
He'd
been
a
member
of
our
department
for
six
years
he
was
promoted
to
fire
chief
for
the
city
of
kankakee.
In
june,
we
posted
the
position
and,
as
any
department
head
or
hiring
manager
would
like,
we
ended
up
with
multiple,
highly
qualified
individuals
who
were
seeking
it.
In
the
end,
we
decided
to
hire
two
people
and
those
two
people
are
joseph
carney
and
nicholas
jett.
I
I
I
He
has
an
associate's
degree
from
kcc
in
nursing
and
is
on
his
last
class
currently
for
his
bachelor
science
in
nursing.
So
I
know
that
corner
gesture
and
I
are
both
really
excited
to
welcome
them
to
our
team
to
more
highly
qualified,
highly
educated,
highly
skilled
people
to
work
with
us
and
serve
the
citizens
of
the
county.
So.
A
I
We
went
the
traditional
route
we
listed
through
the
county
website
we
listed
on
our
website.
I
believe
it
was
on
social
media
as
well,
so
just
the
normal
avenues
we,
I
want
to
say
we
had
everybody
who
met
the
minimum
qualifications
for
the
job
we
interviewed,
and
I
want
to
say
that
was
eight
people,
so.
I
A
G
They
had
my
little
piece
driven
in,
because
I
was
the
one
that
wrote,
the
the
actual
law
gave
it
to
senator
hudson
and
then
patrick
joyce
and,
and
I
believe,
haas
and
then
passed
it
through
the
house
and
the
governor
has
now
signed
it.
So
the
lemonade
law
is
now
affected
from
the
only
amendment
was
from
18
below
18
to
16
and
below
so
they'll
be
there.