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Chicago Police Represented At Officer Funerals In Dallas
(CBS) — After last week’s tragic shooting of Dallas police officers, some of their counterparts in Chicago have stepped up to show they care, in a very big way. CBS 2’s Suzanne Le Mignot reports....
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Police Union To Officers: Avoid Working Overtime On Labor Day Weekend
(CBS) — Don’t work voluntary overtime on a very busy holiday weekend. That is the message from the Chicago police union to its members. The head of the union says it’s about family and nothing else....
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Fraternal Order Of Police Leaders, Trump Talk Chicago Violence
WASHINGTON, D.C. (CBS) — President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence met on Tuesday with the top boss of Chicago’s Fraternal Order of Police to discuss violence in the city. CBS 2’s Dorothy...
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Mayor Emanuel, New FOP President Appear Together At Event
(CBS) — With a high-stakes contract battle looming between City Hall and Chicago’s police union, Mayor Emanuel made his first joint appearance with the newly elected union president. CBS 2 Political...
View ArticlePolice Union To Fight Draft Of CPD Consent Decree
CHICAGO (CBS) — There are massive changes planned for the Chicago Police Department. They are spelled out in a reform over 200 pages long but CBS 2 has learned that police plan to fight it. CBS 2’s...
View ArticleCity, State Agree On Consent Decree, Police Union Vows To Fight It
CHICAGO (CBS) — After more than a year of wrangling, a landmark agreement is reached between the state and the city of Chicago. It requires police officers to report each time they point a gun at a...
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FOP: SWAT Officer’s Rifle Malfunctioned During Mercy Hospital Shooting
CHICAGO (CBS) – When seconds mattered during the Mercy Hospital shooting, a SWAT team member’s M4 rifle malfunctioned, CBS 2 has learned. Mercy Hospital was a chaotic scene one month ago when gunman...
View ArticleRev. Jesse Jackson Plans Event To Show Support For Cook County State’s...
Chicago (CBS) — While some publicly criticize Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx and her handling of the Jussie Smollett case, Rev. Jesse Jackson is set to rally in support. On Monday, Jackson and...
View ArticleFoxx Controversy Takes Center Stage Prior To Election Day
CHICAGO (CBS) — On the day before the Chicago mayoral election, emotions are running high, but they’re not centering around the candidates. It’s about the future of Chicago’s top prosecutor Kim Foxx....
View ArticleFoxx Under Fire From Suburban Law Enforcement Officials
CHICAGO (CBS) — A lawsuit against Jussie Smollett is on the way. Chicago’s law department sent the actor a $130,000 bill which was due Thursday. It was for charging the actor for the overtime police...
View ArticleSupport For Kim Foxx At Rainbow PUSH Coalition; ‘FOP Is The Sworn Enemy Of...
Chicago (CBS) — Kim Foxx has taken a lot of heat since her office dropped charges against Jussie Smollet, but the Cook County state’s attorney received a public show of support at Rainbow PUSH...
View ArticleMayor Lighfoot Introduces Ethics Reforms, Spars With Police Union Executive...
CHICAGO (CBS) — In her first city council meeting, Mayor Lori Lightfoot took on indicted Ald. Ed Burke. At her second meeting on Wednesday, she tangled with an executive of the Fraternal Order of...
View ArticleMayor Lori Lightfoot Calls FOP Vice President Pat Murray A ‘Clown’ At City...
CHICAGO (CBS) — Mayor Lori Lightfoot offered an apology, of sorts, after she was caught on a live microphone calling a Fraternal Order of Police vice president a “clown” during the public comment...
View ArticlePolice, Mayor Lightfoot React To Report On CPD Lieutenants Failing To Review...
CHICAGO (CBS) — Police and Mayor Lori Lightfoot reacted Tuesday evening to the story CBS 2 first broke that is raising questions about Chicago’s police body camera program. The reaction comes following...
View ArticleState’s Attorney Drops Case For Third Man Wanted In Candice Dickerson Murder
CHICAGO (CBS) — Two men were have already been charged with murder in the slaying of a mother in front of her two kids in April, and now, a third man wanted in connection with the murder has been let...
View ArticleSome Rankled As Portage Police Union Plans To Give Away AR-15 As Raffle Prize
PORTAGE, Ind. (CBS) — Some residents and a local lawmaker are taking issue as the Fraternal Order of Police in Portage, Indiana is giving away an assault rifle as a top raffle prize. As CBS 2’s Dana...
View ArticleChicago Fraternal Order Of Police Board Issues Vote Of No Confidence Against...
CHICAGO (CBS) — The Chicago Fraternal Order of Police board on Wednesday issued a vote of no confidence against police Supt. Eddie Johnson. The FOP Lodge 7 Board of Directors said it voted to protest...
View ArticlePolice Union Wants All Officer Misconduct Records Destroyed After 5 Years;...
CHICAGO (CBS) — A bonfire of critical police misconduct records – critics fear that is what could happen if Chicago’s police union wins its fight to destroy the files. CBS 2 Political Investigator Dana...
View ArticleChicago Police Officers Concerned About A Lack Of Coronavirus Fighting...
CHICAGO (CBS) — As officials take precautions and urge social distancing amid the coronavirus pandemic, some first responders are saying, “What about us?” As CBS 2’s Charlie De Mar reported, it is...
View ArticleLightfoot Demands Police Reforms Including Licensing After Officers Seen...
CHICAGO (CBS) — The fallout continues from surveillance photos showing 13 Chicago police officers hanging out at U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush’s South Side campaign office while looters tore apart the strip...
View ArticleWith Officers Working 12-Hour Shifts, Fraternal Order Of Police Files Motion...
CHICAGO (CBS) — The Fraternal Order of Police on Wednesday filed a motion with a judge asking the city to bring in outside aid so that officers can rest, after they have been subject to continued...
View ArticlePolice Reform Advocates, FOP Await Illinois Supreme Court Ruling About...
CHICAGO (CBS) — The call for police reform and moving problem officers from the ranks is now more urgent than ever for many activists. On Thursday, the Illinois Supreme Court will hand down a ruling...
View ArticleText Message Urges Chicago Police Officers To Call In Sick, Limit Arrests In...
CHICAGO (CBS) — Along with a spike in violence in Chicago this past weekend comes with a new push by members of the police union to get officers on the street to stand down – and even stay home. As CBS...
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City Leaders Say Politics, Economics, Unrest, And Mistrust Of Police Have...
CHICAGO (CBS) — As Chicago grapples with another violent weekend in which two children were among those killed, city leaders called the violence a symptom of politics, economics, and growing unrest. As...
View ArticleAfter Leaving FOP With Open Letter, CPD Officer Julius Givens Addresses Critics
CHICAGO (CBS) — A Chicago Police officer who announced last week that he was quitting the Fraternal Order of Police responded on Wednesday to critics who questioned his motives. Officer Julius Givens...
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Outrage At School Board Meeting After Skokie Police Union Comments About...
SKOKIE, Ill. (CBS) — Should police be in schools? It is a debate happening all over the country, and a school district in Skokie took up the topic Tuesday night. But some were outraged by comments made...
View ArticleFOP President John Catanzara Jr. Issues Letter To President Trump, Asking For...
CHICAGO (CBS) — Chicago Fraternal Order of Police President John Catanzara Jr. issued a letter to President Donald Trump on Saturday, asking for help from the federal government to fight “chaos” in...
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Elected Officials Condemn Chicago FOP President’s Letter To President Trump...
CHICAGO (CBS Chicago/CBS News) — A group of elected officials on the city, county, and state level on Sunday issued a statement condemning Chicago Fraternal Order of Police President John Catanzara...
View ArticleChicago FOP President Asks U.S. Attorney For Federal Prosecutions For...
CHICAGO (CBS) — Chicago Fraternal Order of Police President John Catanzara issued a letter to U.S. Attorney John R. Lausch Jr. Wednesday, calling for federal prosecutions for people arrested in looting...
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Hit The Hood Calls For New Contract For City, Police Union
CHICAGO (CBS) — The Hit the Hood peace initiative wants to see changes in the Chicago Police Union contract. Changes the group My Block My Hood My City said will make officers more accountable when...
View ArticleCommunity Activists Concerned About Progress On Chicago Police Reform
CHICAGO (CBS) — A vigil on what would have been Laquan McDonald’s 23rd birthday took place in Chicago’s South Shore neighborhood Friday night. Instead of reaching that milestone, McDonald died at the...
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Former Chicago FOP President Kevin Graham Suspended Over Hidden Camera Left...
CHICAGO (CBS) — Kevin Graham, the former president of the Fraternal Order of Police in Chicago, has been suspended for three years over a hidden camera he left inside the current president’s office....
View ArticleChicago Police To End Daily Downtown Deployments, Return To Regular Schedule...
CHICAGO (CBS) — Chicago Police said Monday night that they will be ending a daily deployment plan that has kept officers downtown. For the past year, you may have noticed officers parked on State...
View ArticleRallies Held In Support Of Chicago Police Officers In Wake Of Officer Ella...
CHICAGO (CBS) — Rallies in support of Chicago Police were held in Chicago Wednesday evening, following Officer Ella French’s on-duty murder and amid more divisiveness between the police rank-and-file...
View ArticleChicago Police Restrict Time Off For Officers; Unclear If Order Is Related To...
CHICAGO (CBS) — Chicago Police are restricting time off for officers until further notice. A memo issued Saturday said elective time off for officers will be restricted, and will require the approval...
View ArticleConcerns Mount About Public Safety With CPD Officers Being Stripped Of Police...
CHICAGO (CBS) — The Chicago Police Department late Monday was still tabulating how many officers have been stripped of their police powers because they did not report their COVID-19 vaccination status...
View ArticleCPD Says 21 Officers Not Being Paid After Defying City’s COVID Vaccine...
CHICAGO (CBS) — More than 20 Chicago police officers are no longer being paid after defying the city’s vaccine mandate. Police Supt. David Brown addressed the issue Tuesday. In some cases, officers who...
View ArticleChicago’s Police Union Fights City Hall Over COVID Vaccine Mandate In Court...
By Jackie Kostek and Charlie De Mar CHICAGO (CBS) — The vaccine mandate showdown continues between City Hall and Chicago’s police union. CBS 2’s Jackie Kostek reported Wednesday that the matter was...
View ArticleEvanston FOP Sergeants’ Union Reaches Agreement With City On COVID-19...
EVANSTON, Ill. (CBS) — The City of Evanston announced Wednesday that it has reached an agreement with its Fraternal Order of Police Sergeants employee union on the city’s mandatory COVID-19 vaccination...
View ArticleMayor Lightfoot Directs City Law Department To Drop Lawsuit Accusing Chicago...
CHICAGO (CBS) — Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Wednesday announced that she has directed the city Law Department to drop its lawsuit against the Chicago Fraternal Order of Police over the city’s COVID-19...
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