[in person] Police District Council 011 - Harrison (Humboldt Park, West Garfield Park, North Lawndale, East Garfield Park, Near West Side, Austin)

Criminal Justice

Tuesday, July 15, 2025
5:30 p.m. — 7:30 p.m. CDT

115 S Pulaski Rd Chicago 60624 (Directions)

Chicago Public Library - Legler Regional Branch

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Reporting

Edited and summarized by the Chicago - IL Documenters Team

Live reporting by Jocelyn Wilcox

Unofficial meeting - PDC 011

Riante

Hello, this is Rian, and I’ll be live-tweeting today's 11th Police District Council Meeting for #CHIdocumenters @CHIdocumenters. The 11th District includes parts of Humboldt Park, West & East Garfield Park, and North Lawndale.

05:43 PM Jul 15, 2025 CDT

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The meeting is held in-person at Chicago Public Library - Legler Regional Branch (115 S Pulaski Road). The meeting is scheduled to begin at 6:30pm. There is a reading group that meets starting at 5:30, and often the meeting will start early, right after the reading group.

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Here's a link to the District 11 homepage with contact information to the elected leaders. chicago.gov/city/en/depts/…

chicago.gov/city/en/depts/…

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And here's a direct link to the Agenda for today's meeting. chicago.gov/content/dam/ci…

chicago.gov/content/dam/ci…

Riante @Rianthetem 5/25

Only Dr. Bryan Ramson, Jr. – Chair is present so far. There are 16 community members currently present. Since there are so many community members here, but not enough council members to call the meeting to order, Dr. Bryan is starting to present on the status of the district.

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Dr. Bryan is presenting on what the purpose of the Commission is. He says, for example, if you don't feel comfortable talking to the police, you can come to him to talk about what is happening.

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District 11 Commander Johnny Tate can be reached by phone. Dr. Bryan says that is extremely rare. chicagopolice.org/11th-district-…

chicagopolice.org/11th-district-…

Riante @Rianthetem 8/25

Here's a chart of the officers responsible for different beats in this community.

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Reports of crime and arrests have dropped in the city in the last 25 years. Community members don't necessarily agree with that data. Dr. Bryan feels there needs to be a deeper analysis.

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One officer has joined the meeting--I believe she is Sgt. Danielle Brown, the CAPS Sergeant. Dr. Bryan says she comes often.

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Here's a chart of the different Diversion (as in, diverting from jail, in my understanding) programs. Note, the text in black are Dr. Bryan's personal conclusions from the data.

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Here is the data on Cook County State Attorney's office Felony intakes.

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Here are some QR codes Dr. Bryan shared to connect community members to the Council.

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Eileen Burke, the new Cook County State's Attorney after Kim Foxx, stopped putting out the free data in December 2024. There is speculation about why, but Dr. Bryan will be following up and checking for when/if it starts getting shared again.

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cookcountystatesattorney.org/about-cook-cou…

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It is 6:31, and we still only have one council member.

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Dr. Bryan shares/demonstrates this tool created by the Officer of the Inspector General of Chicago. It shows the staffing of police officers across the city. igchicago.org/information-po…

igchicago.org/information-po…

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Dr. Bryan is happy so many people have come to this meeting, and he's encouraging continued involvement/collaboration. He's introducing the Block Club Initiative, where groups of community members can push for things they want together.

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Dr. Bryan is wanting to establish the police priorities for their community for the upcoming year. This planning will begin in earnest in the Fall, but changes will start happening next year. He says we can use these meetings to set those priorities.

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Here's the link in the photo. chicagopolice.org/community-poli…

chicagopolice.org/community-poli…

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Note about block clubs: it only takes 3 members to make a block club--a president, a vice president, and a treasurer. It takes a little bit a money and more than a little paperwork, according to Dr. Bryan. "When we all ask, we cannot be denied."

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Dr. Bryan lets people know that it seems we won't be able to have our official meeting, and people start to leave. We ended here with about 18 community members present.

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A direct link to the (current?) Community Driven Approaches to Crime Reduction--District Strategic Plan for District 11, chicagopolice.org/wp-content/upl…

chicagopolice.org/wp-content/upl…

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Officer Brown highlights the upcoming national night out with District 11.

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The meeting unofficially ended at 6:45, and the next meeting is scheduled for August 12th, 2025. Unsure if today's meeting will be rescheduled.

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Chicago Police District Councils

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Each of the 22 District Councils is made up of three people elected by residents of the police district in regular municipal elections every four years, though anyone can participate in District Council work, and the more people who participate, the more effective the District Councils can be. The first District Council elections occurred in February 2023. Just as Chicagoans vote for a mayor and a local ward Alderperson, they also vote for up to three people to serve on the District Council.

The District Councils have several key roles:

Building stronger connections between the police and the community at the district level, where the community is a true partner in making the neighborhood safer. They can work with the police to address problems and set priorities.
Collaborating in the development and implementation of community policing initiatives.
Holding monthly public meetings, where residents can work on local initiatives rooted in community concerns and priorities. They can also raise and work to address concerns about policing in the district, and increase accountability.
Working with the community to get input on police department policies and practices. Working to develop and expand restorative justice and similar programs in the police district.
Ensuring that the Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability gets input from the community, so that the Commission’s work will be based on what people in neighborhoods across the city are concerned about.
Nominating members of the Community Commission. Anyone who serves on the Community Commission must first have the support of elected District Council members.

(Source: Municipal Code of Chicago, 2-80-070(a) and (e))

For a map of police districts, visit https://www.chicagocityscape.com/maps/index.php#/?places_type=chipolicedistrict.