Illinois Promised To Help With Funeral Costs For Children Lost To Gun Violence. Only 2 Families Have Benefited – Block Club Chicago

That number is far below the 106 juveniles who’ve been fatally shot in Chicago alone since July 1, 2022, and whose families could have been eligible to apply for the funding. Across the state, 203 died in a similar manner. Even Mychal Moultry, the father of the bill’s namesake, was unaware of its status. When he found out how few people have been able to use the program, he was incensed.
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LMAO
1 year ago

gotta keep the money for the illegals…….heck with the people that deserve it

Old Joe
1 year ago
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Spot on LMAO. Next there’ll be a program to repatriate the remains of illegals to their country of origin courtesy of Illinois taxpayers.

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