Despite frozen police discipline, COPA closes 143 investigations, including some involving alleged repeat offenders

Chicago police Superintendent Larry Snelling speaks during a Chicago Police Board meeting at police headquarters on Feb. 22, 2024.

For now, though, the professional fates of those accused officers — and the future of police discipline in Chicago overall — remain clouded ahead of an anticipated ruling from the judge later this month. The officers faced a wide range of accusations, including the sexual abuse of a minor in the south suburbs, excessive force and civil rights violations, improperly executed search warrants reminiscent of the high-profile wrongful raid at the home of Anjanette Young, submitting false reports, and a conspiracy by three officers to bring bogus criminal charges against a security guard who tried to remove an aggressive cop from a River North bar after last call.

In December, Mayor Brandon Johnson opted to split the tentative contract proposal into two votes. The first — described as the “economic package” — was approved by the City Council without any questions posed to city negotiators. That package provides CPD officers with a 20% raise over four years, while also creating a new disciplinary mechanism to more quickly adjudicate minor misconduct cases.

John Catanzara, president of the Chicago Fraternal Order of Police, speaks during public comment at a Chicago City Council meeting at City Hall on Feb. 15, 2024. “What we’re seeing are egregious penalties for extremely minor infractions,” Snelling said. “Now, oftentimes when I go through these reports, I agree that the infraction should have been sustained, but a 30-day 90-day suspension is egregious.”

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