Police officers sit on their bikes while monitoring attendees of the Michigan Avenue March for Peace along North Michigan Avenue in the Loop on Memorial Day weekend, Saturday afternoon, May 28, 2022. Inspector General Deborah Witzburg conservatively estimated that “at least 1,190” Chicago Police officers were scheduled to work at least eleven consecutive days between April 1 and May 31 of this year. (Pat Nabong/Sun-Times file photo)
At least 1,190 Chicago Police officers were scheduled to work at least 11 straight days during April and May, but CPD record-keeping is so inadequate, it’s impossible to tell the precise number, an analysis by the inspector general concluded Monday.
Two months ago, Mayor Lori Lightfoot denied that Chicago Police officers are being driven to the breaking point with a relentless string of canceled days off.
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