Families of officers who committed suicide promote proposed ordinance to allow officers to decline excessive overtime

Julie Troglia, whose husband, Chicago Police Officer Jeff Troglia, died by suicide last year, speaks Wednesday outside the Thompson Center. (Zack Miller for the Sun-Times)

Family members of Chicago police officers who died by suicide were joined by several alderman Wednesday to draw attention to a proposed ordinance that would allow officers to decline working excessive hours, which they said contributes to mental health issues in the department.

Ryan Clancy — the brother of Officer Patricia Swank, who died by suicide July 2 — said he felt the city “failed” his sister and other officers by not giving them enough time off to use the mental health resources already available to them.