[in person] Chicago Police Board

Criminal Justice

Thursday, May 15, 2025
7:30 p.m. — 8:30 p.m. CDT

3510 S Michigan Ave Chicago 60653 (Directions)

CPD Public Safety Headquarters

This is an in-person assignment and will include an additional hour of pay. You may be asked to provide government-issued photo ID and to go through a metal detector/security check.

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Reporting

Edited and summarized by the Chicago - IL Documenters Team

Live reporting by Angela Arias Zapata

Police district council approves minutes and hears public comment regarding summer concerns involving police.

angela_eme

Hello, Chicago! I will be live-tweeting today’s meeting of the Chicago Police Board for #CHIdocumenters @CHIdocumenters

07:24 PM May 15, 2025 CDT

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@CHIdocumenters For context, the Chicago Police Board oversees disciplinary cases involving police officers or department members, as well as candidate nominations for Superintendent of Police, among other matters related to the Police Department. chicago.gov/city/en/depts/…

chicago.gov/city/en/depts/…

angela_eme @EmeAngela 3/9

@CHIdocumenters The nine individuals who sit on the board are civilians and appointed by the major. You can see their names and information about them here chicago.gov/city/en/depts/…

chicago.gov/city/en/depts/…

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@CHIdocumenters Today, the agenda includes a report on the status of litigation regarding the arbitration of police disciplinary cases, appeals by disqualified applicants seeking to become police officers and the Superintendent of Police's report

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@CHIdocumenters It also includes the Chief Administrator's report for the civilian office of police accountability. See the agenda here: chicago.gov/city/en/depts/…

chicago.gov/city/en/depts/…

angela_eme @EmeAngela 6/9

@CHIdocumenters There are 11 members of the public present, excluding the board members and police officers

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@CHIdocumenters Board President Kyle Cooper calls the meeting to order at 7:29 pm. All board members are present, except for 2 of them, who join remotely. Also present is General Counsel for the Office of the Inspector General, Nathaniel Wackman, and Interim C. Administrator COPA, LaKenya White

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@CHIdocumenters The Board approves the minutes of the last meeting

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@CHIdocumenters The next meeting will take place on Wednesday June 18, at 7 pm

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Attachments

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Meeting Announcement

By Rachel Birkhahn-Rommelfanger ⋅ May 15th, 2025

Chicago Police Board May 15, 2025

By Angela Arias Zapata ⋅ May 15th, 2025

Audio file

Chicago Police Board Youtube Channel

By India Daniels ⋅ December 21st, 2023

CANTV videos on Youtube

By India Daniels ⋅ May 16th, 2024

Agency Information

Chicago Police Board

www.chicago.gov

(312) 742-4194

Carisa.Boatman@cityofchicago.org

@PoliceBoard

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