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Chicago Police Board to hold listening sessions as first step in a comprehensive rules review
Summary
Board President Kyle Cooper told the board he has submitted 2025 goals to CCPSA to begin a comprehensive review of the Municipal Code authority to update rules that govern the Chicago Police Department; the process will include stakeholder listening sessions and could lead to drafting new rules consistent with the consent decree and the board's notice requirements.
President Kyle Cooper told the board that for 2025 he has submitted goals to the Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability (CCPSA) to begin a comprehensive review of the rules and regulations that govern the Chicago Police Department. Cooper cited Municipal Code authority (Section 2‑8‑4‑030) and said stakeholders will have multiple opportunities to provide input on both the substance of proposed changes and the process for revision.
"So for 2025, I have submitted to CCPSA my goal for that for this year, which is to hold listening sessions with stakeholders to discuss their views on areas for proposed changes and a process for undertaking the review of the rules that govern the Chicago Police Department," Cooper said.
Cooper listed expected participants in the stakeholder phase: the mayor, the deputy mayor for community safety, members of the City Council, CPD leadership, COPPA, the Office of the Inspector General, CCPSA, the law department, union leadership representing CPD members, district council members, the consent‑decree monitor and the Office of the Attorney General, community members and the public. He said the review will be a "lengthy and complex process" and that any later step to draft new rules would follow notice and comment procedures required by the consent decree and the board's rules.
The presentation frames the board’s 2025 work as a process: listening sessions followed by staff‑led drafting and board consideration. Cooper said the board will report next steps to CCPSA and other stakeholders after considering feedback collected during outreach.
