Protesters demand resignation of Chicago's health commissioner
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CHICAGO (FOX 32 News) -
A half-dozen protesters are behind bars Tuesday night, after they tried to get inside the headquarters for Chicago's Department of Health.
It could be hours before those protesters are processed out, yet a handful of their supporters waited outside the police station.
They are demanding the resignation of the city's health commissioner.
"Where do they leave the mental health people who need these clinics? Out in the street? Cook County Hospital. It's all crowded over there at Stroger Hospital. And we are asking the city to please hear our voices," mental health advocate Jesus Campuzano said.
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A Merrillville police officer shot a man Monday afternoon when the two got into a fight in the parking lot of the Merrillville Planned Parenthood office.
A Merrillville police officer shot a man Monday afternoon when the two got into a fight in the parking lot of the Merrillville Planned Parenthood office.
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Gov. Pat Quinn said Illinois lawmakers have a chance to make history on two fronts this month by approving a plan to fix the state's decades-old pension crisis and legalizing same-sex marriage.
Gov. Pat Quinn said Illinois lawmakers have a chance to make history on two fronts this month by approving a plan to fix the state's decades-old pension crisis and legalizing same-sex marriage.
