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Despite a freeze on police discipline cases, the superintendent of the Chicago Police Department late Thursday issued a lengthy, stern critique of the city agency that probes police misconduct, accusing investigators of leaning on “personal opinions and speculation.” That leads to unfairness, Chicago police Supt. Larry Snelling said. “When we speculate, when we add our personal opinions, then ...

CHICAGO — Despite a freeze on police discipline cases, the superintendent of the Chicago Police Department late Thursday issued a lengthy, stern critique of the city agency that probes police misconduct, accusing investigators of leaning on “personal opinions and speculation.” That leads to unfairness, Chicago police Superintendent Larry Snelling said. “When we speculate, when we add our ...

The Fraternal Order of Police's motion for summary judgment was filed after alderpersons voted once again to reject an arbitrator's finding that officers facing dismissal or suspensions over one year have the right to circumvent the Chicago Police Board.

The battle over police discipline stems from an arbitrator's finding that state labor law affords the union’s rank-and-file members the right to seek “final and binding arbitration,” like other public sector employees.

CHICAGO — As the fight over the future of police discipline in Chicago carries on, attorneys for the largest Chicago police officers’ union have asked a county judge to extend a moratorium on more than a dozen pending disciplinary cases involving CPD officers. The motion to extend the stay on police board hearings was filed Tuesday by attorneys for the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 7, the ...