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Opinion & Editorials

Op-Ed: The CPD Budget Has Grown for Decades. It’s Time to Rein It In

by Asha Ransby-Sporn November 15, 2023November 15, 2023

CPD’s budget is going up, again. What’s in it—and how did we get to almost $2 billion for police in the first place?

Op-Ed: Chicago’s Overpoliced Neighborhoods Will Remain “Occupied” Until the City Defunds CPD

by Bobby Vanecko June 24, 2020July 9, 2020