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West Garfield Park residents reject proposed police academy, organizers argue

oes police spending reduce harm or cause greater harm? Thatā€™s the question that #NoCopAcademy, the youth-led campaign against Mayor Rahm Emanuelā€™s plan for a $95 million police and fire training academy in West Garfield Park, aims to answer in its thirty-page #NoCopReport, released August 29. To produce the report, #NoCopAcademy organizers surveyed 500 residents of […]