A handful of protesters dominated the regularly scheduled Waukegan City Council meeting at City Hall, seeking the resignation of Mayor Ann Taylor and all nine aldermen, as the elected officials listened quietly to their comments.
Led by Rabbi Michael Ben Yosef of Chicago, an activist and advocate for the Stinnette family, the group of six protesters held signs reading, “Justice for Marcellis Stinnette” and chanted at Ben Yosef’s prompting.Walking in front of the room holding one of the signs, Ben Yosef also said, “Say his name.” “Marcellis Stinnette,” they answered.
Waukegan police dashboard and body camera footage shows that Stinnette and his girlfriend, Tafara Williams, were sitting in her parked car in front of her house on the night of Oct. 20, 2020, when a police officer stopped and began questioning them. Stinnette died from gunshot injuries, and Williams underwent surgery for bullet wounds, authorities said.Taylor said after the meeting she has no intention of resigning, and situations like Monday’s motivate her to seek reelection in 2025. Listening to comments from the public is part of the job, she said.
He initially took issue with Taylor at the Sept. 19 council meeting for allowing GOP gubernatorial candidate state Sen. Darren Bailey, R-Louisville, to take a picture of her and other aldermen the day before. McLemore said if officials wanted him to leave they would have to arrest him, which they did. Zupec said he warned McLemore twice before arresting him for trespassing. Zupec would not comment further.
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