Heather Cherone | July 20, 2021 8:20 pm
Supporters of the Empowering Communities for Public Safety plan call for more police accountability during a rally April 21, 2021. (Heather Cherone / WTTW News)
A proposal to create an elected board of Chicago residents to oversee the Chicago Police Department cleared a key city panel late Tuesday after a fierce debate between alderpeople over how to restore trust in the officers amid a torrent of violent crime and repeated allegations of misconduct by officers.
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The 12-8 vote of the Chicago City Council’s Public Safety Committee, which came after more than two hours of debate, sets up a final vote at the full City Council meeting scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday and puts Chicago on the brink of enacting the most far-reaching police reform ordinance in the country.