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Buckner Appointed to Human Trafficking Task Force

Aug 18, 2021 | Buckner

CHICAGO – To help develop policies and best practices for combatting human trafficking in Illinois, state Rep. Kam Buckner, D-Chicago, has been appointed to the newly created Human Trafficking Task Force. “Illinois is a national and international crossroads for goods...

Costa Howard Measure Requiring Training on Human Trafficking Signed into Law

Sep 4, 2019 | Costa Howard

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Hotel and motel employees in Illinois will be trained to identify the warning signs of human trafficking – and will learn the best practices for reporting suspicious activities – under a bill introduced by state Rep. Terra Costa Howard, D-Glen...

Kalish Cracks Down on Human Trafficking

Jun 20, 2019 | Kalish

CHICAGO – State Rep. Yehiel “Mark” Kalish, D-Chicago, helped pass a bill to crack down on human trafficking in Illinois and provide new training to police to help detect and prevent exploitation of women and children.“We owe it to the survivors of human trafficking to...