More than a quarter of Oak Park's police positions are vacant

The Oak Park Police Department is budgeted for 118 officers but 32 of those positions are vacant. That’s 27% of the entire police force. Police Chief Shatonya Johnson said the department is working as fast as they can to fill the positions, but she’s not concerned about a risk to public safety despite each division being affected. 

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