Chicagoans prepare to elect police district council members for the first time
Voters are electing members of councils for each of the city’s 22 police districts. The councils will provide community feedback to police.
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Voters are electing members of councils for each of the city’s 22 police districts. The councils will provide community feedback to police.
When Chicago residents dial 911, it may be a while before police show up — even in cases where department policy calls for an “immediate” response.
The dispute over the future of the gang database represents the first clash between the Police Department’s leaders and the commission made up of Chicagoans given the authority to set policy for the department in an attempt to restore trust in its operations.
The interim Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability will hold a virtual meeting at 6:30 p.m. Monday to discuss a draft of the policy that would govern the new gang database, dubbed the Criminal Enterprise Information System.
(The Center Square) – Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has appointed seven city officials to a commission tasked with overseeing improvement of community and police relations. The Chicago Community Commission for Public Saf...