Chicago police, consent decree

Mayor Brandon Johnson plans to restore consent decree positions in Chicago police budget
Mayor Brandon Johnson said Monday he planned to restore scores of unfilled Chicago Police Department positions tasked with implementing the federal consent decree into the 2025 city budget following weeks of backlash that his plans to cut those vacant jobs would endanger police reform efforts.
Mayor Johnson reversing plans to slash funding for Chicago police consent decree positions in budget
As the city moves closer to its budget deadline without a balanced budget, the mayor announced Monday Chicago will maintain funding for police reform, and the city will propose a budget amendment to the City Council to fully restore all 162 consent decree vacancies within the Chicago Police Department's budget.
Chicago mayor shifts budget plan, restores jobs for consent decree compliance
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson announced a significant change to his proposed budget on Tuesday, restoring 162 positions within the Chicago Police Department that are dedicated to carrying out the police consent decree.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson Prioritizes Police Reform with Funding for 162 CPD Positions in 2025 Budget
Mayor Johnson confirms funding for 162 police reform roles in Chicago as part of the 2025 budget to support CPD consent decree efforts.
Latest consent decree grades show uptick in CPD compliance amid potential budget cuts
The latest assessment by the independent monitor has found the Chicago Police Department continues to make incremental progress in its consent decree obligations, but those efforts are under threat because of proposed cutbacks to personnel in the department’s reform office.
Mayor restoring consent decree positions
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson announced a significant change to his proposed budget on Tuesday, restoring 162 positions within the Chicago Police Department that are dedicated to carrying out the police consent decree.
Chicago Police Superintendent Snelling pledges support for consent decree amid concerns over staffing cuts
Snelling said he fought "for every position" needed to abide by the 2020 consent decree despite widespread cuts in Mayor Brandon Johnson's 2025 budget proposal.
Consent Decree Monitor Warns of Potential Chicago Police Budget Cuts
The proposed budget cuts would be a step backward for the (Chicago police) reform process at a pivotal point, just when progress is starting to be felt," said the city's
In Five Years, Chicago Has Barely Made Progress on Its Court-Ordered Police Reforms. Here’s Why.
Chicago police agreed to judicial oversight in 2019. Since then, a series of mayors and police chiefs let efforts languish ...
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Letters: Paul Vallas misrepresents facts about the consent decree for CPD
the decree clearly is not to blame for crime or the rift between the Chicago Police Department and the public. That is nonsense. Vallas says the consent decree process is part of a “criminal ...
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Top cop Larry Snelling affirms commitment to consent decree, wins reversal of one of Mayor Johnson's cuts
saying he convinced Mayor Brandon Johnson to reverse at least one of the cuts that could undermine the Chicago Police Department’s effort to comply with a federal consent decree. To improve ...