By Bill Cameron, WLS-AM News
(CHICAGO) At a jam-packed, hour-long news conference in the Thompson Center this afternoon, Attorney General Lisa Madigan, Mayor Emanuel and Police Supt. Eddie Johnson unveiled a draft of a federal consent decree for Chicago police oversight.
This draft is more than 200 pages of more than 500 recommendations including an very expensive lawyer to monitor them.
It recommends everything from more training to changes in the police union contract.
Police Supt Johnson conceded it won’t be easy, noting “Well, listen. We know that change is difficult and to change the culture, you have to change the culture over time. But if you have a culture that you’re not happy with, the way you combat that is to make yourselves more professional.”
You can read the draft at chicagopoliceconsentdecree.org and public comment is open until August 17th.
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