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Rally against gun violence scheduled for Saturday in Geneva

By Aimee Barrows
A crowd gathered on the steps of the Kane County Courthouse in Geneva during a rally in support of women’s rights on Tuesday, May 3, 2022.

(Shaw Media file photo) A crowd gathered on the steps of the Kane County Courthouse in Geneva during a rally in support of women’s rights on Tuesday, May 3, 2022. A rally to end gun violence is scheduled for Saturday, May 28 at the same location. (Sandy Bressner - sbressner@shawmedia.com)

A rally urging elected officials to take further steps against gun violence is scheduled for Saturday outside the Kane County Courthouse in Geneva.

The rally begins at noon at the courthouse, located at 100 S. 3rd St., Geneva.

According to a Facebook post, the “Enough is Enough” rally was organized by representatives from the Kane and Kendall Moms Demand Action, Fox Valley Activists, Kane County Coalition, We Can Lead Change- Fox Valley and candidate for Illinois’ 83rd District Arad Boxenbaum, in response to the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday that left 19 children and two teachers dead.

Speakers will include Rep. Bill Foster (D-Naperville), State Rep. Maura Hirschauer (D-Batavia), Pastor Stephanie Anthony from Kane and Kendall Moms Demand Action, Boxenbaum and more.

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