CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago federal judge will resume hearing from members of the public about whether they are for or against a draft plan to reform Chicago police under his supervision.
FILE – In this Sept. 13, 2918, file photo, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan, center, Chicago police Superintendent Eddie Johnson, right, and Mayor Rahm Emanuel hold up a copy of the proposed consent decree during a news conference in Chicago. A federal judge who will decide whether to approve a lengthy court-oversight plan to reform the Chicago Police Department started a highly anticipated two-day hearing Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018, by saying he would allow dozens of people to voice their opinions on the proposal. The plan hammered out by city officials and the Illinois Attorney General’s Office has widespread support in minority neighborhoods that have long been suspicious of police and complained about police misconduct. (Antonio Perez /Chicago Tribune via AP, File)
Some 30 people are expected to address Judge Robert Dow Jr. on Thursday. It’ll be the second and final day of hearings designed for him to gauge opinions as he mulls a decision on whether to approve the plan .
More than 40 people spoke Wednesday. A majority urged Judge Dow to OK the plan. But several police officers described the plan as hopelessly flawed and asked him to reject it.
The Trump administration has criticized the reform plan , also called a consent decree. But it likely has little leverage to scuttle a plan negotiated between the state of Illinois and Chicago.
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