Budget hearing focuses on Chicago police funds as aldermen look to close nearly $1B deficit
A hearing Friday zeroed in on the Chicago Police Department's budget as the city faces a nearly billion-dollar budget shortfall.
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 budget hearing focuses on CPD funds amid nearly $1B deficit
A hearing Friday zeroed in on the Chicago Police Department's budget as the city faces a nearly billion-dollar budget shortfall.
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.
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.
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.
Chicago Mayor Johnson's Budget Betrayal Would Raise Taxes on Small Businesses
With Chicago facing an expected budget shortfall of nearly $1 billion next year, Mayor Brandon Johnson has unveiled his ...
Dog, cats are latest victims of Chicago's budget cuts, animal control department staffing shortage
Efforts to make Chicago's animal control department a no-kill zone have been dealt quite a set-back because of the city's deepening financial crisis, and Chicago police may have no choice but to step ...
Willie Wilson: Any property tax increase to balance Chicago’s budget is unacceptable
Any property tax increase is unacceptable, and the City Council should not approve a budget that contains a property tax ...
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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 ...
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 ...
Most Chicago street festivals aren't paying police overtime, leaving taxpayers on the hook
City law requires festival producers to reimburse the city for police overtime worked at their events, but records requests ...