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Arbitration ruling leaves most serious Chicago disciplinary cases on hold, board told
Summary
The Chicago Police Board was told Feb. 20 that a Cook County ruling allowing officers to choose arbitration has put many discharge and serious‑misconduct cases on hold while appeals continue; board officials reported case counts and a sharp drop in decisions last year.
The Chicago Police Board heard an update Feb. 20 on litigation over arbitration that, board officials said, has put most of the city’s most serious police disciplinary cases on hold.
President Kyle Cooper told the board a Cook County circuit judge ruled that officers may choose to have discharge cases heard by an arbitrator rather than the police board, and that the Fraternal Order of Police has appealed the circuit court's ruling that…
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