Eventually these men are going to get out, and think what we'll be releasing into our community. The Prison Action Committee is calling a press conference this week to publicize conditions at Tamms, and the Tamms committee is sending a bus for family members to make the 370-mile trip to Tamms on Mother's Day weekend. The bus is sponsored by the First Unitarian Church and leaves Friday, May 12. 2008 New Rules Could Take Children From Incarcerated Moms Federal guidelines recently adopted by Illinois could increase the number of incarcerated mothers who lose their children. Under new regulations, the state must file for termination of parental rights if a child is in foster care for 15 of the last 22 months.
Mothers then have no rights to contact or communication.
What may turn out to be the city's first TIF advisory council will be included in the 53rd Street Commercial TIF in Hyde Park, according to 4th Ward Ald. Toni Preckwinkle's office, though the extent of the council's powers is still under discussion. Preckwinkle believes there is no legal basis for an expanded role for such a body, said aldermanic aide Rebecca Janowitz. The two versions will be discussed at a community meeting Monday, May 8 at 7 p.m. at the Church of St. Paul, 50th and Dorchester. Meanwhile, a TIF community panel that would monitor the giant Midwest TIF on the West Side is under discussion, though aldermen there have not yet signed on to the idea, Nolan said.