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Kim Foxx Calls for Chicago FOP President to Resign Following Riot Comments
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.
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Trump Supporters Storm US Capitol Protesting Election Results
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.
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Chicago FOP Offices Closed Due to COVID-19
The offices of the Chicago Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 7 were closed because of COVID-19.
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Pritzker: ‘Things Are Now Getting Worse' as Coronavirus Cases Increase
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker addresses media during his daily press conference Monday.
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Former Head of Chicago FOP Blames 3-Year Suspension From Union on ‘Politics'
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.
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Chicago Police Union Endorses President Trump's Reelection Bid
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,...
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Chicago FOP Leader Drafts Letter to President Trump, Asking for Federal Help to Combat Violence
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...
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‘There Will Be a Reckoning for the FOP,' Lightfoot Says
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.
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Chicago Police Union Elects New President with Controversial Past
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.
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‘I Wouldn't Take it Back:' Chicago Police Union's New President Stands by Controversial Actions
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.