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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Froylan Jimenez

New police district councils will give Chicagoans a voice in policing

Chicago voters casting ballots in the Feb. 28, 2023, election will choose members of new Police District Council. (Pat Nabong/Sun-Times, Pat Nabong/Sun-Times)

While the upcoming Chicago municipal elections have recently captured the attention of mayoral and aldermanic candidates, another set of elections will be equally as important as Chicagoans decide for the first time ever who they choose to serve on their local Police District Councils.

All Chicagoans will now have a say in city’s policing and this new opportunity needs to include the right balance of crime prevention, effective partnerships and oversight that is conducive to collaboration and meaningful results.

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