In an effort to quell community concerns over the potential for increased crime around Chicago’s first casino, Bally’s Corp. has agreed to chip in for enhanced neighborhood public safety — starting out at just $2 million per year.
That would be enough to cover the annual salaries of about 24 officers making $82,458 each, the city’s going rate for cops with 18 months on the job. But thousands of officers make six figures in the department — which has seen massive attrition rates over the past few years — and while the $2 million is earmarked “to provide additional public safety services in the area,” it’s not clear exactly what that entails.
