Illinois Supreme Court Rejects Bid To Destroy Police Misconduct Records

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot called the ruling “entirely the right decision.”

June 18, 3:59 p.m. CT

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Illinois Supreme Court Rejects Bid To Destroy Police Misconduct Records

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot called the ruling “entirely the right decision.”

By Nereida Moreno

June 18, 3:59 p.m. CT

The Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday rejected an effort by Chicago’s police union to destroy thousands of police complaint records that are more than five years old.

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