Yingling and Kifowit Hold Open Meetings About Preventing Veterans' Suicide in Grayslake

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

June 9, 2016

State Rep. Stephanie Kifowit

217-782-8028

State Rep. Sam Yingling

847-231-6262

GRAYSlAKE, Ill. – In an effort to help prevent veterans’ suicide, state Rep. Sam Yingling, D-Grayslake, and state Rep. Stephanie Kifowit, D-Oswego, are inviting veterans and their families to participate with members of the Task Force on Veterans’ Suicide in two meetings next Tuesday in Grayslake.

The meetings will be held on Tuesday, June 14 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the large conference room C003 of the C-Wing of the College of Lake County-Grayslake Campus, Grayslake, located at 19351 W. Washington Street, Grayslake, IL. Parking is available in lots 4, 5, and 6.

Kifowit and Yingling supported legislation creating a Task Force on Veteran Suicide. The task force has already met in Springfield, IL and Belleville, IL and are now meeting at locations across suburban Chicago to allow veterans and those affected by veterans’ suicide to personally share their views. The full list of task force members and the upcoming scheduled meetings are available at http://illinoisjoiningforces.org/1161-2/.

For more information, please contact Kifowit’s office by calling 217-782-8028 or Yingling’s full-time constituent service at 847-231-6262.

What: Task Force on Veterans’ Suicide

Who: State Rep. Stephanie Kifowit

State Rep. Sam Yingling

Task Force Members

General Public

When: Tuesday, June 14, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Where: College of Lake County, 19351 W. Washington Street, Grayslake, IL

C-Wing, Large Conference Room C003

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