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Chicago Street Journal
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The Board of Directors of eta Creative Arts Foundation today announced that Kemati Janice Porter has been named Interim Executive Director at eta. The appointment follows the resignation of Phillip Thomas who helmed the 43 year old institution for three years. Kemati has been affiliated with eta since 1976, serving under the tutelage of founding members Abena Joan Brown and the late Okoro Harold Johnson.
Cook County, the nation’s 2nd most populous county in the U.S. (with over 5 million residents), four Democrats strive on the ballot to be the next Sheriff of Cook County. Bill Evans, says he is ready to address improvements needed in fiscal responsibility, the millions spend on avoidable lawsuits, unprecedented low morale, dangerous understaffing issues, undertrained personnel, and other million dollar management concerns. Evans, a 23 -year veteran of the Sheriff’s Office, says Sheriff Thomas J. Dart has no law enforcement experience. And he believes the job should go to someone who has professionally trained and worked in law enforcement. The other candidate for sheriff is Sylvester Baker for the second time, issued a statement concerning the settlement of a lawsuit filed by Cook County Sheriff Deputies
Baker against Sheriff Dart, the $2.4 million of taxes being approved to deputies by the Cook County Board Of Commissioners. In settlement of the lawsuit alleging political discrimination. Baker stating that” political discrimination in the Cook County Sheriff’s Department will be brought to an end “When, I am elected as Sheriff of Cook County.” “This settlement is costing Cook County taxpayers 2.4 million dollars and one of many reasons why Tom Dart needs to be replaced as Sherriff of Cook County. The responsibility for this lost to the taxpayers of Cook County lies solely in the hands of Sheriff Tom Dart alone.” Baker continued to say that, “A better use of $2.4 million dollars of county taxpayer’s money would be to expand the electronic monitoring program which would
Evans help to drastically reduce the overcrowding at Cook County Jail.” Baker said “I will enact other measures that will be implemented when I am elected as Cook County Sheriff that will improve the operations of the Cook County Sheriff’s o f f i c e . ” Baker said “This lawsuit could have been avoided if Dart had simple followed Cook County Sheriff Department rules against political discrimination.” “I am aware that there are many other lawsuits that have been filed against Dart like the one filed by Cook County sheriff’s deputy Patrick Sheahan who is also a nephew of Sheriff Tom Dart’s political mentor former Sheriff Michael Sheahan and is suing the Dart, alleging that he was punished for complaining about work conditions and requesting light duty after two on-the-job scuffles with i n m a t e s . ’ “These lawsuits have or will cost Cook County taxpayers even more millions of dollars and I will have more to say about them in the coming weeks. “ Baker said. Evans said he plans to use his expertise to restore quality in law enforcement at the Cook County Sheriff's Office. No Matter What The Test May Be God Will Take Care of You Join
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