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The Chicago Police Department on Sunday issued a warning to officers on the consequences of disobeying the city’s vaccine mandate, saying those who do not follow the guidelines could face “separation” from the department.

Chicago Fraternal Order of Police President John Catanzara released a video statement Friday night after a Cook County judge ordered the union chief to stop making public comments encouraging his members to defy the city’s COVID vaccine policies.

A Cook County judge on Friday ordered Fraternal Order of Police President John Catanzara to stop making public comments encouraging his members to defy the city’s COVID vaccine policies.

A Cook County judge issued a temporary restraining order against Chicago Fraternal of Police President John Catanzara Friday, ordering him stop encouraging officers not to comply with the city’s vaccine mandate. NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern reports.

With a deadline approaching with Chicago’s vaccine mandate for city employees, the city’s police union gathered Wednesday to plan their next course of action. NBC 5’s Alex Maragos has the story.

Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx called for Chicago Fraternal Order of Police President John Catanzara to resign Friday following comments he made that seemed to dismiss critics of the mob that stormed the United States Capitol.

Thousands of Trump supporters descended upon Washington, D.C., and began rioting on Wednesday, forcibly breaching the Capitol building as the House and Senate met to certify the results of the 2020 presidential election.

The offices of the Chicago Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 7 were closed because of COVID-19.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker addresses media during his daily press conference Monday.

Former Fraternal Order of Police President Kevin Graham says his three-year suspension from the union is all about “politics” after he was accused by his successor of leaving a camera in his office and not disclosing it.

Chicago’s Fraternal Order of Police has endorsed President Donald Trump in his campaign for reelection, according to a tweet from the president Saturday. “Thank you to John Catanzara and Chicago’s FOP,” the president tweeted, along with a link to a Breitbart News story regarding the endorsement. “I will never let you down!” The president of Chicago FOP Lodge 7,...

The president of Chicago’s Fraternal Order of Police has drafted a letter to President Trump requesting federal help in combating the city’s gun violence problem. In the letter posted to Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 7’s Facebook page Saturday evening, FOP President John Catanzara said “Mayor Lightfoot has proved to be a complete failure who is either unwilling or...

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said “there will be a reckoning” for the city’s Fraternal Order of Police when asked about the union president’s assertion that officers who kneel with protesters could be kicked out of the union.

The 25-year veteran of the force, John Catanzara, has had dozens of complaints filed against him in his career. Last week, he defeated incumbent Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #7 President Kevin Graham in a runoff election. NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports.

Members of Chicago’s police union on Friday elected a new president who is known for his outspoken criticisms of the department and has a long history of controversy.