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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Fran Spielman

Chicago cops could decline excessive hours under proposed ordinance

Chicago police officers attend a graduation and promotion ceremony at Navy Pier in November 2018. (Getty)

With the police department facing a mental health crisis, Ald. Anthony Napolitano is pushing an ordinance that would give Chicago cops advance notice of their schedules, empower them to decline excessive overtime and offer a pay bump to those who accept.

After a series of officer suicides, criticism of the department’s practice of canceling days off has come under increased scrutiny.

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