Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel Says Early Next Year, He'll Unveil Another Step To Increase Police Accountability

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is calling the City Council’s approval of his plan to revamp police oversight a big step forward. It’s one more change to policing in Chicago since the release of the video showing an officer fatally shooting Laquan McDonald.
But there’s a big unanswered question about the new agency that will investigate police shootings and misconduct: Who’s going to control it? WBEZ’s Chip Mitchell reports.

By Chip Mitchell

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is calling the City Council’s approval of his plan to revamp police oversight a big step forward. It’s one more change to policing in Chicago since the release of the video showing an officer fatally shooting Laquan McDonald.

But there’s a big unanswered question about the new agency that will investigate police shootings and misconduct: Who’s going to control it?

WBEZ’s Chip Mitchell reports.

Chip Mitchell

WBEZ Reporter

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