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Columns & Opinion
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Opinion
Mar 10, 2020
Torture survivors’ silence will not protect the Chicago Police Department
An effort by the Fraternal Order of Police to prosecute survivors for telling their stories is an all-to-common abuse tactic.
By Cindy Eigler and Aislinn Pulley
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Opinion
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Chicago Torture Justice Memorials
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Jon Burge
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Chicago Police Department
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Chicago police torture
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reparations
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FOP
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Kim Foxx
Blogs
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Bleader
Aug 16, 2018
Invisible Institute launches expanded police misconduct database
Police union spokesman says "motives" behind database are "perfectly transparent."
By Maya Dukmasova
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News
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Criminal Justice
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criminal justice
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police misconduct
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Invisible Institute
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Citizens Police Data Project
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Jame Kalven
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Chicago Police Department
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CPD
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FOP
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Fraternal Order of Police
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police union
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Martin Preib
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domestic violence
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Andrew Fan
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big data
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Bleader
Jun 29, 2018
Should Chicago cops have to pay for their own misconduct insurance?
Misconduct settlements have cost the city $800 million since 2004, a new report found. Should taxpayers be on the hook?
By Maya Dukmasova
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Criminal Justice
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Chicago Police Department
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CPD
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police misconduct
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liability insurance
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police insurance
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indemnification
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Robert Rialmo
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Bettie Jones
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Quintonio LeGrier
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Michael LaPorta
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Patrick Kelly
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ACRE
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Action Center on Race & the Economy
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Fraternal Order of Police
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FOP
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police union
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Cato Institute
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Bleader
Jun 19, 2018
Distinguished CPS principal resigns after threats, controversy over anti-police speaker
The tension at Wildwood Elementary comes as the Jon Burge police torture curriculum is rolled out across the district.
By Maya Dukmasova
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Wildwood Elementary
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Wildwood
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Mary Beth Cunat
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Chicago Police Department
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CPD
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Ethan Ethos
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Ethan Viets-VanLear
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Jennifer Viets
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FOP
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Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 7
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Martin Preib
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CPS
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Chicago Public Schools
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Jon Burge
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Burge torture
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Reparations Won
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Burge torture reparations
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Kevin Graham
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Sandra Laase
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Linda Ricciardi
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Kristin Kenefik
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local school council
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LSC
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police abolition
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We Charge Genocide
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Damo
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Dominique Franklin
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police violence
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police brutality
Blogs
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Bleader
Jun 6, 2018
In debate over civilian oversight of Chicago police, grassroots proposals win the day
Alderman Ariel Reboyras's two proposals were decried as toothless at the last of five community meetings on proposed police reform ordinances.
By Maya Dukmasova
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police oversight
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CPAC
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Chicago Police Accountability Council
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GAPA
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Grassroots Alliance for Police Accountability
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Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression
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Frank Chapman
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Ariel Reboyras
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Harry Osterman
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Carlos Ramirez-Rosa
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Amanda Shackelford
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Gerald Reed
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John Catanzara
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Tom Tunney
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Kevin Graham
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Fraternal Order of Police Lodge Seven
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FOP
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police reform
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Police Accountability Task Force
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Rahm Emanuel
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Roderick Sawyer
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Good Kids Mad City
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Southside Together Organizing for Power
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Debra Silverstein
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Community Renewal Society
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Drea Hall
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Ugo Okere
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Andre Vasquez
Blogs
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Bleader
Jul 28, 2017
Why Chicago police reform may be decided by one person behind closed doors
Reforming CPD could be hindered if contract negotiations between the city and the police union end in interest arbitration.
By Maya Dukmasova
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Chicago Police Department
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CPD
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FOP
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Rahm Emanuel
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police reform
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interest arbitration
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labor law
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Steven Briggs
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Blogs
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Bleader
Apr 20, 2017
The FOP’s new spokesman believes in a vast left-wing media conspiracy
Martin Preib has accused Chicago journalists of being in cahoots with Northwestern University and others to vilify cops.
By Maya Dukmasova
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News
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Fraternal Order of Police
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FOP
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Chicago Police Department
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CPD
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police union
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Dean Angelo Sr.
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Kevin Graham
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Martin Preib
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Pat Camden
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Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 7
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police misconduct
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Jon Burge
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media
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Mike Shields
Blogs
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Bleader
Mar 7, 2017
How CPD's new use-of-force guidelines compare to the DOJ's recommendations
The Chicago Police Department appears to backpedal on stricter rules for cops.
By Maya Dukmasova
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Criminal Justice
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Chicago Police Department
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CPD
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U.S. Department of Justice
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DOJ
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DOJ report
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police reform
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police accountability
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Jeff Sessions
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Rahm Emanuel
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use of force
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FOP
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Fraternal Order of Police
Blogs
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Bleader
Oct 7, 2016
Should cops provide first aid to people they shoot?
A debate has emerged as more and more videos show victims bleeding to death before an ambulance arrives.
By Maya Dukmasova
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Criminal Justice
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Chicago Police Department
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CPD
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Laquan McDonald
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Paul O’Neal
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Marlon Horton
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Ed Burke
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City Council
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police shooting
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police violence
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Chicago Housing Authority
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CHA
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Jeffrey Granich
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trauma desert
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trauma care
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trauma center
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Fraternal Order of Police
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FOP
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Dean Angelo Sr.
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Brian Berkowitz
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first aid
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emergency medical care
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paramedics
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police shooting video
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Terence Crutcher
Blogs
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Bleader
Jul 12, 2016
Chicago police union plans last ditch effort to hide police misconduct records
But options for blocking biggest cop data dump in history are dwindling.
By Maya Dukmasova
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News
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Criminal Justice
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Fraternal Order of Police
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FOP
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Independent Police Review Authority
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IPRA
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Invisible Institute
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Jamie Kalven
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police accountability
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police misconduct
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FOIA
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Freedom of Information Act Request
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Chicago Police Department
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CPD
News & Politics
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Feature
Feb 3, 2016
How Chicago's 'Fraternal Order of Propaganda' shapes the story of fatal police shootings
When cops kill civilians, their union is on hand to defend them. In many cases this has come at the expense of the truth.
By Yana Kunichoff and Sam Stecklow
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Feature
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News
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Politics
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Pat Camden
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Fraternal Order of Police
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police-involved shootings
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Jamaal Moore
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Ruth Castelli
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Chicago Police Department
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Garry McCarthy
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FOP
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CPD
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IPRA
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Independent Police Review Authority
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Kriston Kato
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Laquan McDonald
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Cedrick Chapman
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Pedro Rios
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Rekia Boyd
Blogs
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Bleader
Sep 14, 2010
Fraternal Order of Police: Jody Weis Should Step Down
The FOP tells off Jody Weis in an open letter.
By Whet Moser
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Chicagoland
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Politics
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Clout City
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Fraternal Order of Police
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FOP
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CPD
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Chicago Police Department
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Jody Weis
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police protest
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