[remote or in person] 14th Police District Council - Logan Square/Humboldt Park/Wicker Park

Chicago Police District Councils

Criminal Justice

Saturday, March 2, 2024
1:00 p.m. — 2:30 p.m. CST

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2200 N Oakley Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60647 Chicago, IL 60647 (Directions)

Holstein Park Field House

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Pre-Research Resources

City Bureau: “Can the Neighbors We Elect to Police District Councils Redefine Public Safety?”
City Bureau” “Chicago’s New Police District Councils, 4 Months In”
Find My Beat and District: Interactive map of police district boundaries
Chicago Reader/Block Club Chicago: Information about the candidates who ran for this council in the municipal elections
The TRiiBE: “ECPS coalition wins a wide majority of Chicago’s new Police District Council seats”
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Reporting

Edited and summarized by the Chicago - IL Documenters Team

Note-taking by Mona Tong

Community members at a recent meeting of the 14th Police District Council worry that a private, unaffiliated group is sowing confusion and threatening the council’s police accountability work.

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Live reporting by Dylan Comerford

Community members at a recent meeting of the 14th Police District Council worry that a private, unaffiliated group is sowing confusion and threatening the council’s police accountability work.

dylan comerford @dyldocumenting

Hello! I’ll be live tweeting today on the 14th Police District Council - Logan Square/Humboldt Park/Wicker Park - meeting today for
@CHIdocumenters
#CHIdocumenters. The meeting begins at 1pm.

12:51 PM Mar 2, 2024 CST

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check out the meeting agenda here:

chicago.documenters.org/documents/agen…

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What are the Chicago Police District Councils? Chicagoans vote for up to three people to serve on the 22 different District Councils corresponding to police districts. The first District Council elections occurred in Feb 2023.

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For a map of police districts:

gis.chicagopolice.org/apps/ChicagoPD…

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A key role of the district councils is building stronger connections between the police and the community: they work with the police to solve problems through community policing and restorative justice initiatives.

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District councils also ensure that the Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability gets input from the community so that the Commission’s work will be based on what people in neighborhoods across the city are concerned about.

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District 14’s council members are Christopher M. Laurent – Chair, Ashley Vargas – Nominating Committee, and David Orlikoff – Community Engagement

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The meeting has started at 1:12pm. Public comment is open now.

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Commissioner Vargas is not present today.

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A community member is bringing attention to the upcoming Mach 19th ballot, where residents can vote on Bring Chicago Home, which they feel is important for those interested in housing accessibility. For more:

bringchicagohome.org

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A community member is expressing concern about how local police are using their resources, specifically that people who dont bear threats on the community are being harassed. They feel a police presence at these meetings could offer more accountability and discussion ops.

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Other community members are also expressing a need for coordinating with the local police commander and a rep from OIG(office of Inspector General) to come to following meetings for accountability

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Public comment is closed now.

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The board approved previous meeting minutes. They are now discussing booking a different room for future meetings since this one is loud with background noise.

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There seems to be some controversey between an independent group on local public saftey(for which a rep is present) and some local residents, who belive the group is being misleading, attempting to act as the CCPSA, even though they are an unofficial/unelected individuals.

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A similar public concern was brought up at the last meeting. See more here:

https://twitter.com/dyldocumenting/status/1753881711904010686?s=20

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"If there is work to be done, let's do it here[not the unofficial sub-committee]" a resident states, explaining how the offcial CCPSA body was created to address public saftey.

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David Orlikoff is saying while there's nothing wrong with neighbor's meeting, there were some valid concerns by residents abt sub-committees such as the hosting of meetings right before official CCPSA mtgs and the use of official logos by an unofficial group.

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residents are expressing that they couldn't tell if the sub-committee meeting earlier today was part of the official CCPSA or not which felt misleading for them.

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David Orlikoff is explaining how the Avondale restorative justice community court addresses largely nonviolent, youth offenders. It is a collaboration btwn individual and the community to address a crime. He is asking if anyone is interested in joining peace circles there.

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David Orlikoff is explaining how he believes investment in traffic stops is not a good allocation of police resources and takes away from responding to priority 911 calls.

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The meeting has ended at 2:55pm. Next mtg will be at 1pm on April 6th.

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Agency Information

Chicago Police District Councils

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Each of the 22 District Councils is made up of three people elected by residents of the police district in regular municipal elections every four years, though anyone can participate in District Council work, and the more people who participate, the more effective the District Councils can be. The first District Council elections occurred in February 2023. Just as Chicagoans vote for a mayor and a local ward Alderperson, they also vote for up to three people to serve on the District Council.

The District Councils have several key roles:

Building stronger connections between the police and the community at the district level, where the community is a true partner in making the neighborhood safer. They can work with the police to address problems and set priorities.
Collaborating in the development and implementation of community policing initiatives.
Holding monthly public meetings, where residents can work on local initiatives rooted in community concerns and priorities. They can also raise and work to address concerns about policing in the district, and increase accountability.
Working with the community to get input on police department policies and practices. Working to develop and expand restorative justice and similar programs in the police district.
Ensuring that the Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability gets input from the community, so that the Commission’s work will be based on what people in neighborhoods across the city are concerned about.
Nominating members of the Community Commission. Anyone who serves on the Community Commission must first have the support of elected District Council members.

(Source: Municipal Code of Chicago, 2-80-070(a) and (e))

For a map of police districts, visit https://www.chicagocityscape.com/maps/index.php#/?places_type=chipolicedistrict.