[in person] 001st Police District Council – Central (Downtown Loop)
Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability100 W Randolph Dr, Chicago, Illinois 60601 Chicago, IL 60601 (Directions)
Thompson Center, 3rd floor (Use western entrance on LaSalle St. between USPS and Walgreens)
This is an in-person assignment and will include an additional hour of pay.
Pre-Research Resources
- The TRiiBE: “ECPS coalition wins a wide majority of Chicago’s new Police District Council seats”
- City of Chicago: Official 001 District Council webpage
- Find My Beat and District: Interactive map of police district boundaries
- Chicago Reader/Block Club Chicago: Information about the candidates who ran for this council in the municipal elections
Please double check the meeting details on the day of your assignment, as dates and locations sometimes change
Check the source website for additional information
Agency Information
Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability
In July 2021, the Chicago City Council passed an ordinance creating a new model for police oversight, accountability, and public safety. The ordinance creates two types of bodies: a citywide Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability, with power to advance systemic reform, and District Councils, which will be elected in each police district and work to improve policing and public safety in the district. The Commission and District Councils will bring police officers and Chicago residents together to plan, prioritize, and build mutual trust; strengthen the police accountability system; give Chicagoans a meaningful new role in oversight; and explore and advance alternative effective approaches to public safety.
Additional context:
- Dec. 20, 2021, issue of the Newswire newsletter with a timeline of events leading up to the establishment of CCPSA
- List of CCPSA members
- CCPSA bylaws
- Chicago Cityscape map of police districts