The new board of Chicago’s main union for cops has 27 elected members, but just one African American
Since 2014, Black officers have run for the Fraternal Order of Police board 28 times but have failed to win except for once, WBEZ has found.
Since 2014, Black officers have run for the Fraternal Order of Police board 28 times but have failed to win except for once, WBEZ has found.
CPD gang investigation supervisors exchanged the emails the day after a suspect in Officer Clifton Lewis’s murder was stabbed.
The incumbent won nearly 57% of the vote, defeating Detective Bob Bartlett, who had warned cops the union was turning away potential allies.
The Fraternal Order of Police lodge endorsed 26 candidates and spent more than $300,000 for them, a WBEZ tally of Illinois filings finds.
The city’s first crisis response teams together have handled fewer than two calls a day. New 911 protocols are expected to lift that number.
Since 2018, the Chicago Police Department has lost at least 22 officers to suicide. In response, the Fraternal Order of Police has turned the second floor of its Chicago facility into a wellness center.
The suit says police lied to the 15-year-old during his interrogation. His family had to prove he was miles away when the shooting occurred.
This election season, we asked Chicagoans to contribute to the People’s Agenda with questions and comments they want the next mayor to address. Here’s one on the money spent to fight Chicago crime.
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