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Mayor Brandon Johnson plans to restore consent decree positions in Chicago police budget
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is reversing course on plans to cut back on Chicago police positions dealing with the federal consent decree.
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.
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.
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
Proposed Chicago police resource cuts could land city in court, top officials warn
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's proposed cuts to the police department in specific areas may violate a consent decree forged between the city, state and a federal court, the Illinois attorney general warned.
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.
Sidewalk plowing plan unfunded in Mayor Brandon Johnson’s budget: ‘It would mean freedom’
When Mayor Brandon Johnson’s budget proposal floated down to the City Council, his promise to test clearing snow for free from Chicago’s sidewalks didn’t stick. Johnson’s budget includes no funding to pilot the city-run Plow the Sidewalks program,
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Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling lays out department's challenges at City Council budget hearing
The consent decree was ordered by a federal court in 2019 ... vacancies for mental health clinicians will not be ...