Category: Politics

FOP vote about ‘attitude,’ judge scramble underway

Chicago police officers can’t “rough-up” suspects anymore or even chase them. Forget about all those pat-down, in-your-face, creative expletive-laden stops. Cops need to be nice. They need to be non-confrontational. They need to have...

38th Ward candidates hold ‘meet and greet’

by BRIAN NADIG The 38th Ward aldermanic race includes a 3-term incumbent, a state appointed official, a former executive director of a business association and a software engineer. Incumbent Nicholas Sposato and challengers Cynthia...

Five vie for spots on 17th District police council

by CYRYL JAKUBOWSKI Three candidates for the 17th (Albany Park) Police District Council are running on progressive issues of police reform and accountability, restorative justice, and “treatment not trauma.” One wants to help the...