Sharon Fairley

Patricia Banks, who retired from the Cook County bench in January, will lead COPA on an interim basis.

Sharon Fairley is expected to formally resign soon and announce her bid for Illinois attorney general.

The new agency will be launched with a formal ceremony Friday at the South Shore Cultural Center.

The new agency was formed after a police officer shot Laquan McDonald 16 times. 

Nearly 60 two-year-old misconduct complaints have yet to be resolved, officials said.

The City Council on Wednesday moved to replace the embattled Independent Police Review Authority.

Critics said the new Civilian Office of Police Accountability has little actual civilian involvement.

"There's no strategic plan right now for training in the Department," said Lori Lightfoot.

University of Chicago law professor Craig Futterman told council panel that IPRA needs to go.

A police official has retired after the report by Inspector General Joe Ferguson, the Sun-Times said.

The city inspector general said IPRA underreported the number of times police shot at people and missed.

The Independent Police Review Authority fielded 1,300 complaints in three months, down year to year.

A City Council committee plans to talk about ways to revamp police accountability.

Their ordinance also would set a five-year limit on going after police accused of abuse.

The agency will set up satellite offices in East Garfield Park, Auburn Gresham and Grand Boulevard also.