HOUSE LAWMAKERS ARE DENOUNCING HATE GROUPS IN A RESOLUTION PASSED WEDNESDAY.
THE MEASURE, CONDEMNING WHITE SUPREMACISTS AND SIMILAR GROUPS, RECEIVED UNANIMOUS SUPPORT AND ELICITED MOVING SPEECHES FROM SEVERAL LEGISLATORS. REPRESENTATIVE DAVIS HARRIS OF MOUNT PROSPECT:
REPRESENTATIVE ELGIE SIMS OF CHICAGO SPONSORED THE MEASURE, WHICH WAS SUPPORTED BY ALL OF HIS COLLEAGUES.
THE SENATE EXPRESSED SIMILAR SENTIMENTS IN A RESOLUTION PASSED OVER THE WEEKEND URGING POLICE TO TREAT THESE HATE GROUPS AS TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS.