Calls Grow Louder For Chicago Police Union President To Step Down

FOP President John Catanzara is apologizing for comments he made in support of the rioters who stormed Capitol Hill last week.

By Meha Ahmad
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Aldermen say the measures put in place to watchdog police failed after cops raided the wrong house in February 2019. Body camera footage from the botched raid was first aired by CBS TV last week. WBEZ
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Aldermen say the measures put in place to watchdog police failed after cops raided the wrong house in February 2019. Body camera footage from the botched raid was first aired by CBS TV last week. WBEZ

Calls Grow Louder For Chicago Police Union President To Step Down

FOP President John Catanzara is apologizing for comments he made in support of the rioters who stormed Capitol Hill last week.

By Meha Ahmad
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Fraternal Order of Police President John Catanzara — a divisive figure in law enforcement — apologized Friday for comments he made in support of the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol. Reset takes a closer look at the growing calls for Catanzara to step down.

GUESTS: Chip Mitchell, WBEZ criminal justice reporter

A.D. Quig, government and politics reporter at Crain’s Chicago Business