Tag: COPA

Crusader staff report Sharon Fairley, former head of Chicago’s Civilian Office of Police Accountability, has officially entered the race for Illinois Attorney General, but can...

By Diane Pathieu, abc7chicago.com A new agency tasked with investigating complaints about Chicago police abusing their authority is scheduled to launch Friday. But the Civilian...

By Crusader Staff Reporter The NAACP, Rainbow/PUSH (People United to Serve Humanity), eight Aldermen and a group of Chicago citizens said NO to COPA (Civilian...

Chicago Crusader staff report Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s plan for police accountability gives him too much power for his police oversight plan to remain independent, according...