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"The Commission on Presidential Debates is biased and has refused to enact simple and commonsense reforms."

The Cook County state’s attorney told the Sun-Times Wednesday her office is taking a harder look at cases than under her predecessors.

Without community trust, all other changes implemented to better the police department are at risk of crashing down in a chilling domino effect.

Qualified and committed Interim Commission candidates have been named and are eager to get to work. Deadlines have passed. Council members should pick Interim Commission candidates by the next council meeting on April 27.

CHICAGO — The Chicago Police Department has improved its training processes for officers and “devoted significant attention” to its foot pursuit policy, while also struggling with community engagement and building trust, according to a report on the department’s progress toward making court-ordered reforms.

CPD Supt. David Brown set a goal of 1.5 million such interactions this year. The Illinois attorney general’s office already likened the initiative to a “quota system” that’s “rife with significant downsides.”

While the Chicago Police Department is at some level of compliance with roughly three-fourths of a federal consent decree, a new report raises alarms about staffing, a delayed foot pursuit policy and efforts to build community trust.

A news conference announcing the appointment is set for Thursday morning in the southwest suburb.

Rebates to cover their cost were announced Monday by Mayor Lori Lightfoot. They also can be used for outdoor motion sensor lighting and GPS trackers for cars.

Padded clearance stats and stalled court cases do little to boost either public confidence or police morale, as one expert says.

The drop in shootings has been greatest in 15 of the city’s most violent community areas. Those neighborhoods still accounted for 64% of the city’s homicides and 60% of the people shot.