{"id":18100,"date":"2020-08-14T11:02:20","date_gmt":"2020-08-14T16:02:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rnrachicago.org\/?p=18100"},"modified":"2020-08-14T11:02:20","modified_gmt":"2020-08-14T16:02:20","slug":"special-newsletter-from-ward-2-alderman-brian-hopkins-protecting-our-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsite.rnrachicago.org\/?p=18100","title":{"rendered":"Special Newsletter from Ward 2 &#8211; Alderman Brian Hopkins &#8211; Protecting our City &#8211; 8\/12\/2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9895\" src=\"https:\/\/rnrachicago.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/11bed408-f877-4390-8481-1277aa80e5b5-300x75.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"75\" \/><br \/>\nMany of you have reached out to my office about the recent events that have\u00a0affected our city in an unimaginable manner.<\/p>\n<p>In May, we witnessed unprecedented violence and destruction in our\u00a0community. On Sunday, we stood by helplessly as we watched the same\u00a0scene play out \u2014 this time on a magnitude of a different level.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, I called on the mayor and the Cook County state\u2019s attorney\u00a0to put forth a comprehensive public safety plan that not only protects our\u00a0residents, but our economy.<\/p>\n<p>I have spent the week talking with constituents and business owners. They all\u00a0want to know how they can help.<\/p>\n<p>Our mayor and state\u2019s attorney must be held accountable and develop a plan\u00a0of action that will protect our city and prosecute those who are trying to tear it\u00a0apart.<\/p>\n<p>The fastest and most effective way to make your voices heard are through\u00a0Facebook and Twitter. I ask that you are respectful of both individuals by\u00a0offering your concerns, but also thoughtful ideas that will help protect our\u00a0neighbors, the business community and their employees.<\/p>\n<p>Below are ways to reach Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Cook County State\u2019s\u00a0Attorney Kim Foxx:<\/p>\n<p>Twitter:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chicagosmayor\">www.twitter.com\/chicagosmayor<\/a><br \/>\nTwitter:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SAKimFoxx\">www.twitter.com\/SAKimFoxx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Facebook:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ChicagoMayorsOffice\">www.facebook.com\/ChicagoMayorsOffice<\/a><br \/>\nFacebook:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SAKimFoxx\">www.facebook.com\/SAKimFoxx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Email:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:Letterforthemayor@cityofchicago.org\">Letterforthemayor@cityofchicago.org<\/a><br \/>\nEmail:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:statesattorney@cookcountyil.gov\">statesattorney@cookcountyil.gov<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sincerely,<\/p>\n<p>Alderman Brian Hopkins<br \/>\n2nd Ward<\/p>\n<div id=\"AppleMailSignature\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many of you have reached out to my office about the recent events that have\u00a0affected our city in an unimaginable manner. In May, we witnessed unprecedented violence and destruction in our\u00a0community. On Sunday, we stood by helplessly as we watched the same\u00a0scene play out \u2014 this time on a magnitude of a different level. Earlier [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9895,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18100","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsite.rnrachicago.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18100","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsite.rnrachicago.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsite.rnrachicago.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsite.rnrachicago.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsite.rnrachicago.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18100"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsite.rnrachicago.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18100\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsite.rnrachicago.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsite.rnrachicago.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18100"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsite.rnrachicago.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18100"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsite.rnrachicago.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18100"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}