Homeless group seeks Stroger's support

A homeless group held a rally outside of the offices of Cook County Board President John H. Stroger Tuesday asking him to support a bill that gives alternatives to incarcerating non-violent women.

Led by Samir Goswami, senior policy analyst for the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless, the group is seeking passage of HB 1961 which recently passed out of the Illinois Senate Judiciary Committee in an 11-0 vote.

Goswami said only the Cook County Board opposed the legislation and that if approved would create a pilot residential treatment and transition center for women who are detained at the Cook County Department of Corrections.

Cook County Comm. Bobbie Steele is …