Welcome to the Reader‘s morning briefing for Friday, April 14, 2017.
City Council Black Caucus members want to change police union contract
Meanwhile, members of the City Council Black Caucus are calling for changes to the police union contract that would make it easier to report police misconduct. All 18 members of the caucus will vote against the police union contract if Mayor Rahm Emanuel declines make the changes, caucus chair alderman Roderick Sawyer said. “The FOP contract has been preserving and protecting a culture of racism and violence in our Police Department for far too long,” Sawyer said. “Now is our chance to change that once and for all, and I would challenge the FOP to contact us and meet with us to discuss what’s beneficial for the entirety of the city of Chicago, not just the rank-and-file members of the Police Department.” [Tribune]
