After decades of struggle by thousands of people who organized, marched, petitioned, prayed, and collectively clamored for the right to have a say in how their communities are policed, on February 28 voters will elect 66 people to serve on police district councils across the city. The district councils are part of an ordinance approved by Chicago City Council back in July of 2021 to create a new model for police oversight, accountability and public safety. Some were recruited by the police union and its City Council allies as a bulwark against the defund the police movement. The City of Chicago has a new weapon in the fight against crime and that new weapon is you, the community. In that role he attended CAPS meetings and helped put together public safety events in the ward with the participation of the district commanders and their officers. Theyll be tasked with building connections between police and communities, developing community policing initiatives, getting community input on CPD policies, and ensuring the citywide Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability (CCPSA) hears the communitys concerns. Good policing comes from policy and training and supervision and where people violate we have to take appropriate action.. Elvira Arellano was not so fortunate. He has written dozens of reports on local government for City Bureau, a nonprofit civic media organization based on the south side. Copyright 2023 NBCUniversal Media, LLC. The Fraternal Order of Police has endorsed. This guide was co-published with South Side Weekly. -Working with communities to get input on police department practices and policies. I am running for district council because allresidents of the Fifth District deserves to have a say-so in who and how they are policed. Raised in Rogers Park, McFadden studied political science and sociology at Lincoln University and says she has 30 years of social justice and community activism around issues such as disability, education, and labor issues. Good policing comes from policy and training and supervision and where people violate we have to take appropriate action.. The average game times of 2 hours, 36 minutes are down from 3:03 in 2022. Chicago, IL 60630 312.742.4410, 18th District - Near North1160 N. Larrabee Ave. Chicago, IL 60610 312.742.5870, 19th District - Town Hall850 West Addison St.Chicago, IL 60613 312.744.8320, 20th District - Foster5400 N. Lincoln Avenue Chicago, IL 60625 312.742.8714, 312.742.8715, 22nd District - Morgan Park1900 W. Monterey Ave. Chicago, IL 60643 312.745.0570, 24th District - Rogers Park6464 N. Clark St. Chicago, IL 60626 312.744.5907, 25th District - Grand Central5555 W. Grand Ave. Chicago, IL 60639 312.746.8605. Why are you running for Police District Council? The root causes of violent crime are complex and extremely difficult to solve, but society and our government must do everything they can to solve them. This is not a knock on them, but these people are now living in the lobbies of police stations, which is ridiculous.. No foot pursuits. The schools here are better, thats what we fought for in the four months it took us to get here.. The Fraternal Order of Police has endorsed. In addition to ordinary residents and dedicated activists, several candidates with law enforcement ties are running.