Zoë Takaki
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CCPSA Commissioner Sandra Wortham addresses her fellow commissioners who have expressed a lack of confidence in her ability to serve on the working group supporting the search for a new police superintendent.
He shares recent key findings from Chicagoans on their interactions with police. The number one take away: a “lack of focus and training on delivering quality customer service in daily interactions.”
Chicago Police Chief of Constitutional Policing Angel Novalez gives an update on “community policing. His take: community policing is policing
Representatives of the Chicago Police Department discuss the implementation of their workforce allocation study.
CCPSA President Remel Terry announces that four listening sessions will be taking place with a focus on the search for the next police Superintendent. They recommend residents share feedback on what they want to see in the next police Superintendent on their online forum.
A resident discusses Chicago police interactions with ICE, as issue that has been frequently brought up at CCPSA meetings and was the topic for a special meeting in April.
22nd district councilor Lee Bielecki speaks during public comment, reacting to an article by CWBC that alleges commissioners want to remove commissioner Sandra Wortham from the superintendent search.
Chicago’s Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability are holding their monthly meeting tonight at the Copernicus Center on the city’s northwest side
While speakers thanked attendees for showing up, they called for more people to show up and protest the continued police violence impacting cities across the country.
Speakers compared the death to recent fatal shootings committed by federal immigration agents. They also called attention to systemic police violence inflicted by CPD.
A small group of protesters gather at Federal Plaza in response to the fatal police shooting of Corey Ruiz which took place in Madison, Wisconsin on Wednesday, July 22.
Chicagoans came to the Broadview ICE facility to hold a funeral procession for the 118 people who have died at the hands of federal immigration enforcement since 2018. This comes after 52-year-old father Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was fatally shot by ICE agents on Tuesday morning.
In 2020, as Dajuan Gates was having a medical emergency and dying in the back of a Forest Park police car, Miller accused him of faking his symptoms, telling him to “stop playing games,” according to a lawsuit. Gates died, with the whole incident taking place feet away from a hospital.
Forest Park Police Lt. Daniel Miller will not be charged by North Riverside PD for yanking a woman from her car at gun point and arresting her, out of uniform, out of his jurisdiction and wearing a Trump jersey. He’s on paid admin leave. This is not the first time Miller has been accused of abuse.
How it started vs how it ended … yesterday at the White Sox game at Rate Field.
One of the stories in this article that will never leave my mind is the story of Dajaun Gates, who died in the back of a Forest Park police car just feet away from hospital doors. A lawsuit alleges Miller believed Gates was faking his medical emergency and taunted him as he died.
04/28/26 - Broadview, IL -During an anti-ICE protest outside the Broadview ICE facility, Officer Carlson with the Broadview Police Department shoved a protestor in the face. He continued to take off his body camera, take out his taser and point it at protesters.
Superintendent Snelling’s responses when asked if a restorative dialogue happened at tonight’s CCPSA meeting.
Superintendent Snelling’s response when asked about ICE agents conducting arrests at courthouses. Snelling seemingly does not believe there is a law that prohibits that, even though the law was passed in October by Gov. Pritzker. www.cbsnews.com/amp/chicago/...
CPD Superintendent Snelling’s thoughts on tonight’s CCPSA meeting right after the meeting adjourned.
This is how the CCPSA meeting ended at 8:00 pm. One thing to note, the question of how CPD officers are trained in accordance with the Welcoming City Ordinance or how they are trained to interact with federal law enforcement was not answered tonight.
Superintendent Snelling’s response to the question of why CPD officers backs were facing protestors, not ICE agents, during Operation Midway Blitz.
Chicago Police Superintendent Snelling at tonight’s CCPSA meeting in response to community members saying CPD officers violated the Welcoming City ordinance
Superintendent Snelling is now having a discussion with CCPSA commissioners. Snelling said he will “stand by” his officers. He is telling the audience they don’t have an understanding of the laws or police training in order to make these complaints.
Public comment is taking place. Many are criticizing CPD’s lack of investigation into the shootings and crimes committed by federal immigration agents, the lack of accountability for CPD that violated the Welcoming City Ordinance, and how long it took for this meeting to be scheduled.
Commissioner Minor is now present. Commissioner Driver is attending virtually.
The meeting has been called to order and commissioner Abierre Minor is not present.
04/02/2026 6:30 pm - The Community Commission of Public Safety and accountability is holding a special meeting with police superintendent Larry Snelling to discuss oversight and accountability of CPD interactions with federal immigration enforcement.