May 2021

Mayor Lori Lightfoot came up with her own plan for civilian oversight of the police department, which she said would occur within the first 100 days of his tenure.The idea is to create an independent panel that would have a say in…

CHICAGO (CBS) - After months of blockage, Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Monday announced plans to create a civilian police oversight board, which would have far less authority than a competing proposal championed by a coalition of progressive,…

CHICAGO — A civilian police oversight order backed by civil rights groups and three aldermen caucuses will get a vote in a City Council committee next month, bolstering advocates' efforts to bypass Mayor Lori Lightfoot in their quest to…

TurnSignl CEO and Holy Angels Academy alumnus Jazz Hampton is pictured May 18 at the Minneapolis office northeast of the new app. He calls TurnSignl "an app to bridge the gap" in trust between…

Under a proposal from Arlington County Director Mark Schwartz, the board would be able to review already completed police investigations, but would not have the power to initiate its own investigations or disciplinary officers .…

Mayor Lori Lightfoot will present his own civilian police oversight plan on Thursday, a plan almost certainly devoid of the policy-making, budgeting, hiring and firing powers coveted by police reform advocates. After months of broken…

WORCESTER - Eighteen community groups, citing a lack of transparency and police oversight, wrote a letter to city leaders and politicians on Wednesday renewing calls for a civilian review board with subpoena powers. The groups, which…

WEST HARTFORD, CT – West Hartford City Council on Tuesday named the members of its new Civilian Police Review Board.The council created the CPRB in February. West Hartford is one of Connecticut's first municipalities to create a civilian…

A Niles Police stealth police car designated "Unit 27" that has an iPass transponder and license plate matching a Niles Police vehicle that traveled to the town of Elgin and returned early in the morning of February 28. (Photo from the…

The names of the members of the West Hartford Civilian Police Review Board were announced at the city council meeting on Tuesday evening and the appointments were formally approved.By Ronni NewtonWest Hartford City Council unanimously…

Syracuse, NY - Syracuse lawmakers on Monday rejected a proposal that would have increased funding for the city's civilian police oversight agency.The Common Council voted 4-5 to block a budget amendment for an increase of $ 80,000 for the…