.@GovPritzker, I saw your post honoring lives lost in Minnesota��standing publicly, naming Alex Pretti and Renee Good, and laying flowers in their memory.
But where was that same compassion on January 19, 2025?
That is the day my 20-year-old daughter, Katie Abraham, was killed here in Illinois. She was innocent. She did not knowingly put herself in the middle of an ongoing law enforcement situation. She was not making a dangerous choice.
She was simply living her life—and it was taken from her.
You have never said her name. You have never come to where she died. You have never acknowledged her publicly.
And beyond that—you have never even responded to me.
I sent you a simple, non-political letter. Not for attention. Not for headlines. Just a father asking for clarity, for answers, and for understanding of the state’s position.
You never replied.
And now, in the wake of another tragedy here in Chicago, your public display of compassion elsewhere—while remaining silent about victims in your own state—feels deeply disconnected from the reality families like mine are living every day.
Instead, you continue to defend sanctuary policies that create the conditions where preventable tragedies like hers can happen.
This is not about politics. It’s about leadership and accountability.
When you choose to publicly mourn some victims while remaining silent about others—especially those lost under policies you support—it sends a message.
Whether intentional or not, it tells families like mine that our loss does not matter the same way.
So I am asking you directly:
Where is your compassion for my daughter? Where is your acknowledgment of victims here in Illinois? And when will you take responsibility for the consequences of the policies you defend?
Say her name: Katie Abraham.
Stand where she died. Show the people of Illinois that every life matters.
We live in two different Americas. Today millions of us will head to college football tailgates, where we will spend all day with friends & family. On the other side millions of losers will waste a perfect fall Saturday protesting Trump. Choose your life path wisely, kids.
Foot traffic at Target stores has declined for 10 weeks in a row following the company's shift away from diversity, equity and inclusion policies, a report shows. https://t.co/rKLf3hV0cV
ADAM KINZINGER: "So here's an interesting question. Why is it that whenever Republicans decide to boycott a company like Bud Light or Disney, they're doing it because they're victims of that company? Yet when America decides to boycott a company like Tesla, 'cause the CEO is running around telling Americans what they can and can't live without so that he can have a tax break, then all of sudden they're victims again."
"So they're victims when they're being boycotted and they're victims when they're boycotting. It's because Donald Trump has made his fortune and his political career on being a victim. And Republicans have learned the same thing, always be a victim. I don't know, that's not a very masculine trait to me, always being a victim."
Members of the Sheriff’s Police Community Safety Team recently conducted a joint mission with Norfolk Railroad Police due to an uptick in train yard burglaries. During the mission, officers arrested multiple individuals who were surveilled on railroad property breaking into freight containers then leaving the property in a getaway vehicle parked along the railroad fence line. Shortly after, officers conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle and arrested 37-year-old Charles Walker, 32-year-old Joseph Randall, 21-year-old Temarion Sidney, and 19-year-old Vincent Davidson. Walker was found in possession of a loaded handgun with no FOID card or Concealed Carry card. Officers also recovered one bolt cutter and tools reportedly used to break into the freight containers. They also recovered 15 grams of suspected cannabis. All four men were charged with Felony Burglary. Walker was also charged with Aggravated Unlawful Use/Possession of a Weapon. They appeared for their initial hearing at Branch 44 of the Circuit Court where a judge ordered them released with conditions until their next court hearing. The public is reminded that defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
#CookCountySheriff #CCSPD #CCSO #NorfolkRailRoadPD
Illinois lawmaker, @janschakowsky, says manufacturing should be renamed to be more gender neutral.
How about humanfacturing? Or is that still too discriminatory?
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