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Chicago FOP on upcoming officer death trial: ‘Please show your support to Rick's family’
The trial for the suspect in the death of retired police officer Rick Haljean has been rescheduled to begin on Friday, July 14 at 9 a.m.
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Former police union official questions why FOP silent on constitutional authority of torture commission
A former FOP official is questioning why the union representing thousands of Chicago police officers has yet to challenge the constitutional authority of a state-level commission that has soiled the reputations of numerous former detectives and officers based on unsubstantiated allegations of police brutality.
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Catanzara on Covid ruling: ‘It's a pretty resounding win for labor in this city and state’
Fraternal Order of Police President John Catanzara, Jr. announced the Illinois Labor Relations Board has sided with city workers against mandatory Covid vaccinations, noting any employees fired by the city must be reinstated with back pay.
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Fraternal Order of Police: 'Even worse this year, all days off are canceled for the entire week'
Fraternal Order of Police in Chicago tweets about the lack of work-life balance in the department.
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Chicago Police union head: Lightfoot administration 'so hypocritical' on vaccination status policies
The Fraternal Order of Police is continuing its fight against Mayor Lori Lightfoot in the face of her continued push to mandate vaccines for the city’s police.
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FOP's Mette: 'If we fail to make them bargain with us on this issue, what issue is next?'
The Fraternal Order of Police vice president Michael Mette has words of advice for police officers put on unpaid leave for not uploading their COVID vaccine status.
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FOP president Cantanzara denies sending BLM 'inflammatory' email, says lack of verification 'troubling'
Fraternal Order of Police president John Catanzara is scolding Chicago Black Lives Matter members for posting what he finds to be an ‘inflammatory” email that was wrongly attributed to his group.
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Chicago FOP endorses O'Brien for Cook County state's attorney; Foxx blasts group on Twitter
The Chicago Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) has endorsed Republican Pat O’Brien for the office of Cook County state’s attorney.
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Krupa critical of Chicago mayor for 'playing chicken' while violent protests threaten city
Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) Lodge 7 President John Catanzara Jr. sent a letter to President Donald Trump asking for help in establishing law and order in Chicago after Black Lives Matter protestors clashed with police in front of the Grant Park statue of Christopher Columbus, according to a July 18 ABC Chicago report.
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NW GOP Club Chair Podgorski says Chicago leadership turning its back on FOP, 'rank-and-file officers'
After Black Lives Matter protestors clashed with Chicago police in front of the Grant Park statue of Christopher Columbus, a union chief sent a letter to President Donald Trump asking for help in establishing law and order, according to an ABC Chicago report.
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Chicago police union calls on Kim Foxx to denounce the anti-police rhetoric in wake of body-slamming incident
The Chicago police union is asking Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx to condemn statements directed at police after last week’s body-slamming of Bernard Kersh, who spit in an officer’s face and resisted arrest, was caught on video.
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Shoplifting up sharply under Kim Foxx’s restorative justice policies
A spokesman for Chicago’s police union places the blame for a sharp increase in shoplifting over the last few years squarely on the shoulders of Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx.
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Chicago’s police union lawyers demand civilian oversight board stop 'illegal' preparation of search warrants
Attorneys for the Chicago Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) are demanding that the Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA), an administrative oversight agency, stop preparing complaints for search warrants in cases that involve investigations of potential police misconduct.
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Chicago FOP urges Mayor Lightfoot not to settle civil cases of criminals exonerated for rape, murder
The Chicago Police Union believes that two exonerated criminals bringing civil actions against the city are guilty of their crimes and is asking Mayor Lori Lightfoot not to settle the cases, but fight them in public trials.
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Chicago FOP: Jussie Smollett case just one example of Kim Foxx’s troubling prosecutorial style
For Chicago police, Jussie Smollett and a known gang member, David Johnson, are exemplars of the failings, even dangers, of Cook County Prosecutor Kim Foxx’s catch and release approach to her job.
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Police union exec says officers feel frustrated when enforcement efforts could lead to disciplinary action
Martin Preib is convinced there’s too much uncertainty nowadays about what it means to be a Chicago police officer.
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Chicago FOP demands apology, retraction from Congressman Bobby Rush
The president of the Chicago Fraternal Order of Police has demanded that Congressman Bobby Rush (D-Ill) retract a comment he made at a rally last weekend in support of Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx that the FOP “is the sworn enemy of black people.”
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FOP's Preib echoes Chicago police officers' no-confidence sentiment about state's attorney Foxx
Martin Preib sees Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx’s handling of the Jussie Smollett case as just the latest example of a pattern of misguided actions she has taken since assuming office.
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Media make it "impossible for a police officer to get a fair trial": Chicago Fraternal Order of Police
"The media in Chicago is fiercely anti-police,' said Martin Preib, vice president of the Chicago Fraternal Order of Police. "So much so that it's almost impossible for a police officer to get a fair trial in Chicago."
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Police shooting verdict will be appealed, Chicago FOP president says
"There will be an appeal," Chicago Fraternal Order of Police President Kevin Graham told the Chicago Tribune. "Mark my words, there will be an appeal. We do think Jason has a tough road to go but he is not standing alone."