Police Board finds Sgt. Nicholas Urban not guilty in review of supervised officers' use of force

The Chicago Police Board voted July 16 to find Sergeant Nicholas Urban not guilty of charges concerning his review of two officers' use-of-force reports and adopted written findings to be posted on the board's website.

President Kyle Cooper called for a motion on case number 25PB3000And49Dash2, asking board members whether they would find Sgt. Urban not guilty. After a roll-call voice and hand vote, Cooper said, "Voting in favor are board members Bloch, Lis, Porter, Safakas, Terry, Velasquez, and myself," and the motion passed. The board then moved to adopt the written findings and decision, which Cooper said will be entered as of the meeting date, sent to the parties, and promptly posted on the police board's website.

Board members did not expand on investigative or evidentiary details during the public meeting; Cooper said the board had discussed the matter in closed executive session as authorized by the Illinois Open Meetings Act. The board did not specify the grounds for the not-guilty finding in the public discussion; the written findings the board adopted are to provide more detail and will be available online.

The vote concluded the board's final action on this file. No motions to rehear or amend the decision were recorded during the meeting; the board indicated the written findings will be distributed to the parties and posted on chicago.gov/policeboard.