Glitch381

Rent is too damn high, Illinois. We've got a plan for that — the BUILD plan is designed to lower housing costs and increase housing supply.

Katie was killed on the streets of Urbana, Illinois. Fifteen months ago this Sunday April 19th, my youngest daughter died a preventable death at the hands of an illegal immigrant who should never have been in this state. Illinois chose to grant protections and privileges to those here unlawfully that many law-abiding citizens never receive, while ignoring the human cost of policies with no guardrails. Politicians keep winging it, and families like ours pay the price. Her death was the direct result of failed Illinois “leadership,” reckless sanctuary and criminal justice policies, and politicians who care more about protecting narratives, blindly serving ideology, and holding power than protecting families. My daughter was only 20 years old. She was put in the ground. Her killer received a plea deal and, if you do the math under Illinois release laws, Katie’s life was valued at roughly 10 years behind bars. That is the measure of justice they offered for a stolen future. Katie got a grave. He got a release date. Two young women died. Three others were injured. Families were shattered forever. And for fifteen months, the people elected to “lead” Illinois have said nothing. No accountability. No courage. No decency. Just silence. J. B. Pritzker, Juliana Stratton, Dick Durbin, Tammy Duckworth, Kwame Raoul, Alexi Giannoulias — say her name. Katie.