Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from John Catanzara

Arbitrator reaffirms police disciplinary ruling, urges City Council to rethink rejection

Arbitrator Edwin Benn said state law guarantees Chicago police officers accused of the most serious wrongdoing the right to bypass the Police Board in favor of arbitration. Benn also criticized Mayor Brandon Johnson and the 33 City Council members who rejected his earlier ruling.

Chicago Sun-Times

Split decision for police union: Council committee OKs contract extension, rejects arbitrator’s ruling on cop discipline

Over strong objection from the Fraternal Order of Police and its Council allies, the committee voted to reject an arbitrator’s ruling that would allow officers accused of serious wrongdoing to bypass the Police Board and hold proceedings behind closed doors.

Chicago Sun-Times

Who should decide the fate of Chicago’s most serious police misconduct cases?

A City Council panel this week could allow the main union for cops to contest firings and long suspensions behind closed doors.

Chicago Sun-Times

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

CPD urged to relax restrictions on vehicle chases

Anthony Driver, president of the Community Commission on Public Safety and Accountability, joined the chairman of the City Council’s Police Committee in sounding the alarm about restrictions so severe, they have contributed heavily to an alarming citywide surge in robberies.

Chicago Sun-Times

Bill to boost pensions for retired Chicago cops will cost city $60M

Cost-of-living increases of 3% will be granted to all retired Chicago police officers, regardless of whether they were born before or after Jan. 1, 1966. Gov. J.B. Pritzker in 2021 signed into law a similar measure for retired firefighters.

Chicago Sun-Times

Mayor Johnson agrees to sweeten police contract, extend it 2 years

The tentative agreement calls for doubling the annual pay raise that rank-and-file police officers were scheduled to receive in 2024 and 2025 — from 2.5% to 5%.

Chicago Sun-Times

Man in Chicago police uniform at Palestinian march in Loop spurs CPD investigation

A Chicago Sun-Times photographer took photos of the flag-waving man Wednesday. Chicago police wouldn’t confirm his identity, but he wore a uniform with a badge number of a 23-year department veteran.

Chicago Sun-Times

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Outgoing Police Board president urges City Council to reject arbitrator’s ruling, says it would undermine police reform

The ruling would allow Chicago police officers accused of the most serious wrongdoing to bypass the board and take their cases to an arbitrator behind closed doors.

Chicago Sun-Times

Cop resistance undercuts justice reform

Police unions labeled DAs soft on crime while lawmakers made legislative efforts to remove them from office

Salon

No evidence Chicago cops engaged in sexual misconduct with migrants, probe finds

The Civilian Office of Police Accountability on Friday said investigators were unable to find any victims of the alleged abuse.

Chicago Sun-Times

Police board rejects push to move misconduct cases behind closed doors after arbitrator’s decision

The ruling prompted rebuke from FOP President John Catanzara, who said the union is “going to encourage these officers and maybe even assist them in suing the city, the police board and everybody.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Democrats blast House Republicans for planned forum on Chicago crime instead of working to avert a government shutdown

Republican members of the House Judiciary Committee plan to blame violent crime in Chicago on Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx at a Tuesday forum at the city’s Fraternal Order of Police office.

Chicago Sun-Times

Congestion, chaos from Mexican Independence Day crowds must be addressed, City Council members say

A downtown parade or festival would help Chicago avoid sporadic, ad hoc celebrations citywide that jammed streets and caused all sorts of problems.

Chicago Sun-Times

City Council members urge colleagues to reject ruling that would keep serious police misconduct hearings out of public view

“Let’s not take steps back,” Ald. Julia Ramirez (12th) told reporters Thursday. “Let’s keep working together to make sure that cops are held accountable.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Chicago Sun-Times

Migrants would move from police stations to big tents in ‘winterized base camps’ under mayor’s new plan

Mayor Brandon Johnson did not rule out budget cuts or tax increases to pay for a burgeoning humanitarian crisis already costing Chicago upwards of $30 million a month. “Sacrifices” will be required from the city, he said, but the cost of not making those sacrifices would be far greater.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago needs every busload

Settling immigrants is A) an enormous strain; B) a smart investment in Chicago’s future; or C) both.

Chicago Sun-Times

House migrants at City Hall, police union president says

John Catanzara, president of the Fraternal Order of Police, said he’s fed up with having Chicago police officers “babysit” asylum seekers staying at district stations.

Chicago Sun-Times

City, FOP back to bargaining table to nail down rest of police contract, union president says

The city’s lead negotiator is the one former Mayor Lori Lightfoot fired for doing a lengthy interview on a Chicago Sun-Times podcast where he essentially endorsed Paul Vallas over Brandon Johnson in the April 4 mayoral runoff.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Chicago Sun-Times

Honor LGBT veterans with affordable homeownership

The Federal Reserve’s 2019 Survey of Household Economics and Decisionmaking found that LGBT veterans were over four times more likely than non-LGBT veterans to report finding it difficult to get by financially.

Chicago Sun-Times

Dictionary time with Brandon and John

When people disagree over the meaning of a word — like “mob” — it’s usually code for a deeper controversy.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago police union boss blasts mayor for calling teen looting a ‘trend’: ‘That means, do whatever the hell you want, apparently’

“Nobody is renaming anybody little mini-Al Capones. But they certainly, in many cases, had the same, terrorizing effect that Al Capone had 100 years ago,” John Catanzara said.

Chicago Sun-Times

Arbitrator’s ruling undercuts Police Board’s disciplinary power

The ruling allows officers accused of the most serious wrongdoing to bypass the Police Board, taking their cases to an independent arbitrator behind closed doors.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago police union vows court fight after mayor rejects demand for 12 weeks of paid parental leave

Chicago police already have a “significant and robust” leave policy — the ability to 365 days off every two years, Mayor Brandon Johnson’s senior adviser Jason Lee said.

Chicago Sun-Times

Jury rules in favor of CPD officers in 2018 fatal shooting of barber Harith Augustus in South Shore

The verdict was reached Friday in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by Augustus’ family after the July 14, 2018, shooting in South Shore that prompted protests and civil unrest.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago’s pension crisis worsens with investment losses

Losses from the market downturn were offset somewhat by taxes on sales, transactions, restaurants and amusements, the 2022 financial report from Deloitte & Touche says.

1 2 3

People

Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

House Judiciary Committee

163 stories

the House Judiciary Committee

the Chicago Police Department

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.