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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.
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And, no, they're not called Roosevelt and State.
For most of November, it'll be open two days a week, between 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Mondays and Tuesdays.
Data shows that while more blacks and Latinos applied to the CPD, most new officers are white.
The nation's largest bike maker is soliciting bids for a retail build-out at 1647 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Cochran was given CPR by 40th Ward Ald. Patrick O'Connor, taken to Northwestern hospital.
The violent robbery could be connected to four other robberies in the area, police said.
We looked at the data behind thousands of cellphones reported stolen in Chicago since January 2016.
Erin Mowry, 42, could be convicted of aggravated DUI for the July 2015 crash.
Terrion Pouncy, 19, was still hospitalized Thursday following surgery.
The eviction notices "caught many families unprepared," activists said.
"The reception has been outstanding. We've had lots of interest and excitement," the listing agent said.
About 20 percent of O'Hare and Midway flights for Thanksgiving get delayed, according to a new report.