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Aurora police guard City Hall on May 31 during a large protest in response to the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. (Jason Addy/Patch)
AURORA, IL — Dozens of Aurora residents have put their names up for consideration to serve on the city's inaugural citizen-led board to review complaints against police.
The city received 66 applications for its nine-member Civilian Review Board within a week of opening the window on Dec. 1, officials announced Tuesday. Aurora officials will accept applications through noon Dec. 22.
The Aurora City Council unanimously approved an ordinance last month establishing the civilian review board, fulfilling a major component of Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin's CHANGE initiative, which he announced in early June in the wake of a large protest set off by the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.