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Starting tonight at 6:30 p.m. at Malcolm X City College, 1900 W. Jackson Blvd., the U.S. Justice Department will hold public forums through mid-July as part of its investigation of the department.
Superintendent Eddie Johnson will attend the event at Hope Community Church, 5900 W. Iowa St., from 6 to 8 p.m. May 4th.
A longtime Austin pastor says Chicago’s Independent Police Review Authority should be disbanded immediately.
The community continues to work on how to build trust and improve relations between Austin residents and the Chicago Police Department.
Legal avenues to increase civilian oversight of the Chicago Police Department will be discussed at the NAACP-sponsored event March 8 at Jensen Elementary, 3030 W. Harrison.
A round table discussion with community leaders and the police will be followed by a basketball game Feb. 27 at the former YMCA, 501 N. Central Ave.
The “meet and greet” with Anthony J. Escamilla will be from 6 to 7 p.m. Jan. 29th at 5555 W. Grand.
Youth ages 13 to 24 are invited to participate in the Feb. 27 event that’s designed to ease tensions between the community and officers.
Several groups are calling for the removal of the officer who shot to death a 55-year-old woman and a 19-year-old neighbor last weekend.
After years of litigation, the Invisible Institute has been allowed to make the information available to everyday Chicagoans.