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Fraternal Order Of Police Endorses Gov. Kristi Noem For DHS

Fraternal Order of Police supports Governor Noem for Secretary of Homeland Security due to her commitment to law enforcement and public safety.

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Police contract approved, arbitrator’s disciplinary ruling rejected at another stormy City Council meeting

Mayor Brandon Johnson was forced to call for a recess after public observers gathered in the third-floor gallery overlooking the City Council chambers banged on the glass and shouted from their seats.

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Split decision for police union: Council committee OKs contract extension, rejects arbitrator’s ruling on cop discipline

Over strong objection from the Fraternal Order of Police and its Council allies, the committee voted to reject an arbitrator’s ruling that would allow officers accused of serious wrongdoing to bypass the Police Board and hold proceedings behind closed doors.

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Who should decide the fate of Chicago’s most serious police misconduct cases?

A City Council panel this week could allow the main union for cops to contest firings and long suspensions behind closed doors.

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Divide between police and community not as wide as some think, civilian oversight panel’s president says

Anthony Driver, who heads the Community Commission on Public Safety and Accountability, said the commonalities he has discovered between police and the public has been the “defining moment” of his 14-month tenure.

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Mayor slams move to hide cop misconduct hearings from the public

City Council urged to reject arbitrator’s ruling that would shield the most serious disciplinary cases from public view.

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Outgoing Police Board president urges City Council to reject arbitrator’s ruling, says it would undermine police reform

The ruling would allow Chicago police officers accused of the most serious wrongdoing to bypass the board and take their cases to an arbitrator behind closed doors.

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No evidence Chicago cops engaged in sexual misconduct with migrants, probe finds

The Civilian Office of Police Accountability on Friday said investigators were unable to find any victims of the alleged abuse.

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Police board rejects push to move misconduct cases behind closed doors after arbitrator’s decision

The ruling prompted rebuke from FOP President John Catanzara, who said the union is “going to encourage these officers and maybe even assist them in suing the city, the police board and everybody.”

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Democrats blast House Republicans for planned forum on Chicago crime instead of working to avert a government shutdown

Republican members of the House Judiciary Committee plan to blame violent crime in Chicago on Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx at a Tuesday forum at the city’s Fraternal Order of Police office.

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City Council members urge colleagues to reject ruling that would keep serious police misconduct hearings out of public view

“Let’s not take steps back,” Ald. Julia Ramirez (12th) told reporters Thursday. “Let’s keep working together to make sure that cops are held accountable.”

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House migrants at City Hall, police union president says

John Catanzara, president of the Fraternal Order of Police, said he’s fed up with having Chicago police officers “babysit” asylum seekers staying at district stations.

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City, FOP back to bargaining table to nail down rest of police contract, union president says

The city’s lead negotiator is the one former Mayor Lori Lightfoot fired for doing a lengthy interview on a Chicago Sun-Times podcast where he essentially endorsed Paul Vallas over Brandon Johnson in the April 4 mayoral runoff.

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Chicago police union boss blasts mayor for calling teen looting a ‘trend’: ‘That means, do whatever the hell you want, apparently’

“Nobody is renaming anybody little mini-Al Capones. But they certainly, in many cases, had the same, terrorizing effect that Al Capone had 100 years ago,” John Catanzara said.

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Chicago police union vows court fight after mayor rejects demand for 12 weeks of paid parental leave

Chicago police already have a “significant and robust” leave policy — the ability to 365 days off every two years, Mayor Brandon Johnson’s senior adviser Jason Lee said.

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Mayor Johnson paints himself into a corner by handing teachers paid parental leave

Now the Fraternal Order of Police — no surprise — wants the same benefit without bargaining. And Johnson gave Chicagoans another reason to think he’ll put his former CTU colleagues first by rubber-stamping whatever the teachers union wants.

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Chicago’s top cop search: civilian oversight panel starting in-person interviews

Anthony Driver, president of the Community Commission on Public Safety and Police Accountability, said input from rank-and-file officers at an FOP meeting last week is something former CPD Supt. David Brown never would have allowed.

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City went too far in worker crackdown over COVID vaccines, judge rules

In a case that applies to members of several unions, an administrative law judge for a state agency rules the city has to reinstate workers and make up for lost wages and benefits.

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Today's Interview: Kentucky FOP ‘devastated’ by Louisville shooting, open to ‘commonsense’ g

An officer with Kentucky’s Fraternal Order of Police said they’re devastated by Monday’s mass shooting in Louisville that claimed five lives.

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Next mayor has his work cut out for him

Being the Defund-the-Police guy is actually liberating.

Chicago Tribune

Chicago mayoral candidates spar during last televised debate before election

CHICAGO — Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson spent the last televised debate before next Tuesday’s mayoral election on the defensive as they faced tough questions about their political records and associations.

Chicago Sun-Times

The racist history of Chicago’s FOP

The FOP has, without exception, vociferously opposed every proposed police reform and effort to obtain police transparency.

Chicago Tribune

Chicago police to try rehiring retired cops, in bid to bolster ranks, officials say

CHICAGO — The Chicago Police Department is launching a new effort to win back retired CPD officers and hire sworn officers serving other law enforcement agencies.

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Arne Duncan backs Paul Vallas in April 4 mayoral runoff election

Former U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan calls mayoral candidate Paul Vallas “our best hope for a safer Chicago” because of his ability to “tell police the truth and hold them accountable.”

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