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Next year Chicago will remake the city agency that investigates police shootings and excessive-force complaints. On Tuesday afternoon, the person slated to be that agency’s first chief gave aldermen mixed signals about how different that agency will be. WBEZ’s Chip Mitchell reports from Chicago’s City Hall.


Next year Chicago will remake the city agency that investigates police shootings and excessive-force complaints.

On Tuesday afternoon, the person slated to be the Civilian Office of Police Accountability’s first chief, Sharon Fairley -- the same person who led the outgoing Independent Police Review Authority -- gave aldermen mixed signals about how different the two agencies will be.

WBEZ’s Chip Mitchell reports from Chicago’s City Hall.

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