Wednesday, June 24, 2009

County’s public guardian in court today; suing over budget

Sun-Times:
Cook County Public Guardian Robert Harris filed suit in Cook County Circuit Court Tuesday, asking a judge for a temporary restraining order and injunction against the service cuts which could go in to effect July 1 unless lawmakers in Springfield can cobble together a budget to spare counseling and other human services programs that face the ax.

He’ll appear before a Cook County judge today at 2 p.m. on the matter.

Harris is suing the governor and the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services on behalf of about 100 wards of the state, children who have been sexually abused by a parent and even one child who was burned and jumped out of a window to escape an attacker.
Go to the article to see what Mr. Harris could be losing if these cuts do go into effect next month.

Via The Dome!

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