{"id":2574,"date":"2017-08-08T15:17:56","date_gmt":"2017-08-08T15:17:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chicagocouncil.org\/?p=2574"},"modified":"2017-08-08T15:17:56","modified_gmt":"2017-08-08T15:17:56","slug":"chicago-council-of-lawyers-applauds-the-reappointment-of-lori-lightfoot-as-president-of-the-chicago-police-board","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chicagocouncil.org\/staging\/1601\/chicago-council-of-lawyers-applauds-the-reappointment-of-lori-lightfoot-as-president-of-the-chicago-police-board\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago Council of Lawyers Applauds the Reappointment of Lori Lightfoot as President of the Chicago Police Board"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Chicago Council of Lawyers, the Public Interest Bar Association that has been working for the fair and effective administration of justice for nearly 50 years, applauds Mayor Emanuel\u2019s decision to reappoint Lori Lightfoot as the President of the Chicago Police Board. The Council urged her reappointment in a July 18, 2017, statement to the Mayor, his staff and advisers, and Superintendent Eddie Johnson, which outlined Ms. Lightfoot\u2019s consistent advocacy for meaningful police reform in Chicago.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2559\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2559\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2559 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/chicagocouncil.org\/staging\/1601\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lightfoot-05790-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Chicago Police Board President Lori Lightfoot, courtesy of Mayer Brown\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2559\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chicago Police Board President Lori Lightfoot, courtesy of Mayer Brown<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Ms. Lightfoot has shown her commitment to police accountability and, importantly, her independence as President of the Police Board. She has worked consistently toward the implementation of the recommendations of the Accountability Test Force, which she also headed. Her recent opposition to the proposed Memorandum of Agreement drafted by the Mayor\u2019s team and sent to the U.S. Department of Justice in lieu of the consent decree underscores her dedication to meaningful change and her willingness to provide an independent voice in favor of reform<\/p>\n<p>Mayor Emanuel has consistently expressed his commitment to police reform. Ms. Lightfoot\u2019s reappointment is a positive step toward building public trust and police accountability. The Council is pleased to see that the Mayor has made the right decision in this regard, and hopes that his administration continues to take pragmatic steps toward meaningful police reform.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Chicago Council of Lawyers, the Public Interest Bar Association  [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2574","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Chicago Council of Lawyers Applauds the Reappointment of Lori Lightfoot as President of the Chicago Police Board - Chicago Council of Lawyers<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/chicagocouncil.org\/staging\/1601\/chicago-council-of-lawyers-applauds-the-reappointment-of-lori-lightfoot-as-president-of-the-chicago-police-board\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Chicago Council of Lawyers Applauds the Reappointment of Lori Lightfoot as President of the Chicago Police Board - 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