Revived Illinois Commission Focusing on Rising Number of Hate Crimes

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As hate crime incidents rise nationwide, Illinois has revived a commission focused on addressing them in the state.

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“The commission’s purpose is really as a convener to pull all the players together that can address hate crimes and our [purposes are] really multi-purpose. One is to make sure we’re getting an accurate counting, make sure people know about us and also know how to report a hate crime when it happens.

One of the commission’s goals for 2021 was researching existing law enforcement training standards and programs to recognize a hate crime and pursue it as such. The U.S. Department of Justice estimates the true number of hate crimes is more than what’s counted by the FBI. Underreporting is another issue the commission is examining.

The commission’s efforts come as Attorney General Kwame Raoul filed the state’s first civil hate crime lawsuit against a mother and son for harassing a Black neighbor by hanging a painted Black dummy resembling the plaintiff from a noose on a tree facing his house

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