All Chicago police search warrants, no-knock or otherwise, would have to be approved by a deputy chief or higher within the department under the proposed changes, Lightfoot said, noting that deputy chief is three ranks above the previous requirement of lieutenant approval.
And before any search warrant is served, Lightfoot proposed two other requirements: that all warrants undergo an independent investigation prior to approval to verify information used to obtain the warrant, and that the team executing the warrant conduct a planning session in which they identify any potentially vulnerable people, including children, who may be at the location in question.