CHICAGO (August 12, 2020) – The Chicago Progressive Caucus calls for the City to renew its commitment to implementing the federal consent decree quickly and aggressively. The City of Chicago entered into a federal consent decree with the Illinois Attorney General’s Office on January 31, 2019. The goal of the consent decree was a top-to-bottom […]
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Progressive Caucus Condemns Police Response to Protests, the FOP President’s Call for the Feds, and Calls for the Removal of Columbus Statue in Grant Park
CHICAGO (July 20, 2020) – The Chicago Progressive Caucus calls for a swift and measured response to the police violence against protestors and members of the press. “The City must hold the police officers who brutalized protesters and members of the press accountable,” said Progressive Caucus Chairman Ald. Sophia King (4). While some protesters were […]
Chicago Progressive Caucus Calls for Removal of Chicago Police Officers From Public Schools and Investment in Alternatives Strategies that Improve School Safety.
To view the press conference go to: https://www.facebook.com/ChicagoProgressiveCaucus/videos/vb.461351633938805/2645404849072243/?type=2&theater CHICAGO, IL (July 2) — In advance of the city council Joint Committee of Public Safety and Education hearing on the Chicago Inspector General’s report on school resources officers in public schools, the Chicago Progressive Caucus held a press conference calling for the removal of Chicago Police Department officers from […]