ECPS in the News

• Oversight of Chicago police handed to new civilian commission after years of public pressure Washington Post (July 21, 2021)

• Chicago residents get historic police oversight power Chicago Business (July 21, 2021)

• Community organizer fought for civilian oversight of Chicago police Chicago Business (October 19, 2021)

• Here's what you should know about Chicago's latest police accountability 'compromise' Injustice Watch (July 28, 2021)

• Chicago passes legislation to create a community oversight board for public safety NYU Policing Project (July 31, 2021)

• City Council Approves Elected Board to Oversee Chicago Police with 36-13 Vote WTTW (July 21, 2021)

• Is civilian oversight of Chicago police a win for community organizers? The Triibe (July 27, 2021)

• Is Chicago's new layer of police oversight as 'unique' as sponsors say? NBC News (July 30, 2021)

• City Council Could Approve More Civilian Oversight Of The Chicago Police Department WBEZ (July 20, 2021)

• Deal Reached to Create Elected Board to Oversee Chicago Police, Lightfoot Announces WTTW (July 19, 2021)

• Lightfoot’s campaign promise on police oversight comes tantalizingly close, 16 months after the last deal fell apart The Daily Line (July 19, 2021)

• Lightfoot announces tentative deal to create elected board to oversee Chicago Police Department Fox 32 Chicago (July 19, 2021)

• Op-Ed: Communities Deserve to Have a Say in Our Own Public Safety South Side Weekly (April 29, 2021) by Desmon Yancy and Frank Chapman

• 'We're Not Asking, We're Demanding:' Advocates Advance Call For Civilian Oversight Group Over Police, COPA, Police Board, And Other Bodies CBS Local (April 21, 2021)

• City Hall protesters push for ECPS and civilian oversight vote Chicago Tribune (April 21, 2021)

• An historic moment: Chicago on verge of creating elected commission in charge of police Chicago Sun Times (March 22, 2021)

• Dueling Police Oversight Proposals Stall After Key City Committee Doesn't Vote On Either Plan Block Club Chicago (June 18, 2021)

• Chicago's Latino Caucus endorses civilian oversight plan following police killing of 13-year-old Adam Toledo The Depaulia (April 25, 2021)

• Chicago Advocates Come Together For New Police Oversight Plan WBEZ (March 22, 2021)

• Competing Proposals to Create Elected Board to Oversee CPD Craft Unified Compromise to Take on Lightfoot WTTW (March 22, 2021)

For press and media inquiries for the ECPS coalition, please contact Jonathan Elbaz (jonathan@jcua.org)