Amid nationwide calls to defund the police, voters in DuPage County can make their voices heard by voting on two advisory referendums.

A police union contract that protects deviant officers while muzzling those who wish to serve honorably is one set up to fail the public.

While Illinois law explicitly states union contracts trump all other state laws, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled a police contract allowing the destruction of disciplinarily records defies public policy and cannot be enforced.

Illinois lawmakers cannot afford to delay action in the wake of George Floyd’s death.

This latest amount broke the previous city payout record of $25 million for a wrongful conviction suit in 2012.

The city’s police department has gone over budget for overtime every year for the past six years, costing Chicago taxpayers $575 million in spending for overtime pay.

The city of Chicago paid over $146 million in police misconduct and public safety claims in 2013 and 2014, according to the city inspector general’s report.

Tens of thousands of Chicago police misconduct files could be purged due to lawsuits filed by police unions.

What’s a low-cost way to improve police accountability in Illinois while saving taxpayer dollars? Some say body cameras for police officers. After the events in Ferguson, MO, several editorials have encouraged Illinois police officers to wear body cameras as a way to deter misconduct, and some departments have already signed on to the idea. But...