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Residents call for transparency and reform after state report; council hears emotional public comments
Summary
Multiple residents urged Joliet leaders on Jan. 7 to implement transparency and reform measures after an Attorney General report identified unlawful uses of force by the Joliet Police Department and following an arrest‑related death.
Multiple residents and civic advocates used the City of Joliet council meeting on Jan. 7 to press elected officials for transparency and reform in policing after a December Attorney General report found patterns of unlawful uses of force by the Joliet Police Department.
A public commenter, speaking for Black Lives Matter of Will County, read passages from the attorney general’s nearly 200‑page review, saying the report documented unlawful force, excessive use of tasers and head strikes, insufficient intervention by officers to stop misconduct, ineffective supervisory and force-review systems, and deficiencies in crisis response for people with behavioral‑health disabilities. The commenter said the findings had led to 29 federal…
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