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After video was released Thursday showing the fatal police shooting of 13-year-old Adam Toledo, the Chicago City Council's Latino Caucus called for the passage of an ordinance to create a new commission of community members with civilian oversight of the Chicago Police Department, among other changes.
Originally backed by the Grassroots Alliance for Police Accountability and the coalition for a Civilian Police Accountability Council, the unity ordinance named Empowering Communities for Public Safety will give city communities a choice over electing a civilian commission to oversee the police force.
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