Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling lays out department's challenges at City Council budget hearing
Snelling laid out the challenges the department is facing—and how, following the imposition of a consent decree, it can help to create a culture change to form a top police department in the country.
Calls for cuts and additional spending at Chicago Police Department budget hearing
City Hall’s turbulent budget negotiations turned to Chicago’s police force Friday, with aldermen split on pushing for cuts or additions to the high-dollar and high-stakes department. A day after the City Council unanimously voted down Mayor Brandon Johnson’s proposed $300 million property tax hike,
Chicago Police Department seeks funding for 2025 fiscal year amid city’s financial crisis
The Chicago Police Department is making its case to the City Council for the funding it needs for the next fiscal year.
City Council holds budget hearing on Police Department funding
Police Supt. Larry Snelling did not ask for more dollars. But he did present a case for the department to have the budget it needs for officers to do their jobs each day. Suzanne Le Mignot reports.
Chicago Police Department makes case to City Council on funding needed for next fiscal year
The police budget makes up a large percentage of the city’s full spending plan. After Thursday’s shutdown of the proposed property tax increase, attention is now turning to CPD’s $2.1 billion budget to identify potential savings.
Chicago police brass push for more funding in City Council hearing
Leadership from the Chicago Police Department pushed for more funding for the department in the upcoming budget in a City Council hearing, one day after a $300 million property tax hike was shot down in a unanimous vote.
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CPD Superintendent expresses commitment to Consent Decree, despite staff cuts
Superintendent Larry Snelling spent much of a day-long budget hearing assuring alderpersons like the North Side’s Samantha ...
Top cop Larry Snelling affirms commitment to consent decree, wins reversal of one of Mayor Johnson's cuts
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Family, community pay respects at visitation for fallen CPD Officer Enrique Martinez
CPD Officer Enrique Martinez, a nearly three-year veteran of the department, was killed on Nov. 4 while conducting a traffic ...
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Chicago Police Superintendent Advocates Officer Wellness Amid Budget and Reform Challenges
Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling discussed budget challenges and police reform with the City Council, emphasizing officer ...
Chicago police officer found not guilty of lying about 2020 gun arrest — but still faces firing
City’s top cop said he'd move to fire Officer Daniel Fair after 2024 report citing “substantial and irrefutable” misconduct ...
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After Pushback, Police Therapist Jobs Won’t Be Cut, Top Cop Says: ‘Those Positions Are Extremely Important To Us’
Mayor Brandon Johnson agreed to put nine vacant positions for clinical therapists back into the police budget, Supt. Larry ...
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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 ...
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Chicago community leaders voice concerns about proposed CPD budget
Superintendent Larry Snelling outlined plans to increase funding for SWAT teams, expand the use of the department's ...
Brandon Johnson's police budget cuts would deal 'devastating blow' to reform push, federal monitor says
The proposed budget cuts would be a step backward for the CPD reform process at a pivotal point — just when progress is ...