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Convicted Joliet Township official makes pitch to keep job

Prosecutors seeking to kick trustee off board over his felony record

Joliet Township Trustee Karl Ferrell attends a board meeting on March 29, 2022.
Joliet Black Lives Matter activist Karl Ferrell (right) calls for further investigation into the death of Eric Lurry, a Joliet resident who died while in police custody, on Friday, Sept. 17, 2021, outside of the District Attorney's Office in Joliet, Ill.
Felix Sarver

Felix Sarver

Felix Sarver covers crime and courts for The Herald-News