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Inspector general’s office passes consent decree test as CPD struggles to comply

While CPD is the main focus of the decree — and has the farthest way to go to meet its terms — the inspector general’s office had been among several other agencies still being scrutinized by the feds.

Chicago Sun-Times

Top cop’s public commitment to transparency could lead to long sought Chicago Police reforms, independent monitor suggests

The Chicago Police Department had reached some level of compliance with about 80% of the consent decree’s mandated changes by June 30 but was in full compliance with just 6%, according to the monitor’s latest report.

Chicago Sun-Times

National Association of Realtors taps Maggie Hickey to craft sexual harassment policies

The Chicago-based group announced other internal measures in response to charges that it has done little to stop abusive behavior by officers or vendors.

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Chicago’s new police superintendent inherits a department notoriously slow to enact reforms

Larry Snelling, the mayor’s choice to lead the Chicago Police Department, would take over a federally mandated overhaul of the department.

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Northwestern football coach Pat Fitzgerald is fired following hazing investigation

An investigation was launched in December 2022 after Northwestern University received an anonymous complaint about hazing activities in the school's football program.

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SI:AM | Pat Fitzgerald Under Fire at Northwestern

Additional discipline could be on the way amid a hazing scandal.

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Pat Fitzgerald’s coaching future in question after details of hazing incidents are revealed in Northwestern’s student newspaper

CHICAGO — Northwestern begins its 2023 football season Sept. 3 at Rutgers.

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Chicago police reforms slowed by staff shortages, court monitor says

Maggie Hickey’s report calls on Mayor Brandon Johnson to conduct a staffing study and improve data collection and community policing programs.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago police log 11,000 complaints since consent decree went into effect, as monitor cites ‘real concerns’ about effort to analyze use-of-force issues

In the 4 ½ years since the city entered into a federal consent decree, the Chicago Police Department’s bureau of internal affairs has opened more than 11,000 investigations into allegations of officer misconduct, according to a Tribune analysis of police data.

Chicago Tribune

Editorial: Former Chicago IG Joe Ferguson sounds the alarm on police reform. He’s right to do so

The needless, tragic murder of Laquan McDonald, a Black teen, by a white Chicago police officer in 2014 put the city’s Police Department, and the need to reform it, in the national spotlight. McDonald’s death was a driving force behind the federally mandated consent decree that requires the Chicago Police…

Chicago Tribune

Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson names Fred Waller as interim police superintendent

Waller, who retired from the Chicago Police Department in 2020 after 34 years on the force, will take over when Johnson is sworn in on May 15.

Chicago Sun-Times

CPD’s former No. 3 official emerges as front-runner for interim top cop — and maybe an audition for permanent job

Fred Waller spent 34 years with the department, rising through the ranks before joining a parade of top brass who left during the turbulent tenure of former Supt. David Brown.

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Northwestern opens investigation into alleged football hazing

Northwestern would not say if a player made the hazing allegation, or if players, coaches or staff members were involved.

Chicago Sun-Times

Northwestern Initiates Investigation Into Football Hazing Allegation

The university was notified of the allegation after the 2022 season, in which the Wildcats went 1–11.

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Staffing woes hamper CPD reform efforts, new report warns

The Chicago Police Department continues to make progress in a court-ordered revamp, but longstanding problems with manpower continue to hold it back.

Chicago Sun-Times

As new federal judge takes over court-ordered reforms, CPD faces blistering criticism over its efforts so far

“Racist and violent policing, unfortunately despite the consent decree, is still the norm being experienced by people on the ground in the city,” Alexandra Block, an attorney with the ACLU of Illinois, said during a hearing Tuesday.

Chicago Sun-Times

Survey highlights lack of trust in CPD by young Black and Latino men, What to know about new COVID boosters and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

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New survey shows Chicago Police Department has far to go to win trust of young Latino and Black men. ‘Not a source of justice.’

Words commonly used by the men in the survey to describe Chicago police officers were aggressive, racist, disrespectful, unreliable and unethical.

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Leaders’ exits challenge Chicago police reform effort during crucial stretch

CHICAGO — Earlier this year, the former federal prosecutor evaluating the Chicago Police Department’s court-ordered efforts to reform itself took the department to task in an unusual letter.

Chicago Sun-Times

Inside a tense meeting with Supt. Brown and court-appointed monitor, Chef Dominique Tougne remembered and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago’s top cop fired reformer even after getting heat from federal monitor

At a meeting with the monitor tracking compliance with court-ordered reforms, Supt. David Brown struggled to explain how he would meet a key deadline while deeply cutting staff that was implementing those changes.

Chicago Sun-Times

Firing of city’s police reform chief is step in the wrong direction

The police department already has been criticized for boasting about minor progress rather than staying on track to meet deadlines.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago police make progress on reform, but not enough to celebrate

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

Chicago Tribune

CPD reforms require ‘more than a simple checklist,’ monitor says with release of new consent-decree progress report

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.

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CPD makes significant headway on reform but still grapples with longstanding problems: report

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.

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