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The controversial president of Chicago’s police union could be fired from the department over comments he made on social media in previous years as he becomes the subject of a police board hearing this week.

The controversial president of Chicago’s police union could be fired from the department over comments he made on social media in previous years as he becomes the subject of a police board hearing this week. Lisa Chavarria reports.

A judge on Monday suspended a Dec. 31 deadline for Chicago police officers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 but didn’t interfere with a requirement that they be regularly tested. NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern reports.

A Cook County judge Monday evening declined to extend a restraining order prohibiting FOP President John Catanzara from encouraging his member’s to defy the city’s COVID vaccine mandate. NBC 5’s Chris Hush reports.

Members of Chicago’s Fraternal Order of Police rallied outside City Hall in protest of the city’s vaccine mandate as FOP President John Catanzara addressed aldermen Monday. NBC 5’s Christian Farr reports.

Chicago’s Fraternal Order of police encountered the second setback in as many days Thursday as the showdown over Chicago’s vaccine mandate continued. At a hearing, Moshe Jacobius, presiding judge of the Chancery Division for the Cook County Circuit Court, ruled the city of Chicago can have all cases related to the FOP vaccine mandate challenge heard before the same...

A Chicago police officer who was suspended from the Fraternal Order of Police after she posted a photo of herself kneeling in solidarity with “Black Lives Matter” protesters says she wants the suspension removed from her record, and says she does not regret her decision to post the photo in the wake of the killing of George Floyd last year.

The deadline for Chicago’s employee vaccine mandate is Friday, raising concerns for some leaders as a standoff between the city and some first responders reaches a pivotal point.

The head of the Chicago police officers union has called on its members to defy the city’s requirement to report their COVID-19 vaccination status before the weekend or be placed on unpaid leave

The head of the Chicago police officers union has called on its members to defy the city’s requirement to report their COVID-19 vaccination status by Friday or be placed on unpaid leave, predicting a shortage of officers as the mandate takes effect this weekend. Jen DeSalvo reports.

The controversial president of Chicago’s police union could be fired from the police department over comments he made on social media in previous years. NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports.

The controversial president of Chicago’s police union could be fired from the police department over comments he made on social media in previous years, according to reports.

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.

Julius Givens, a Chicago police officer of more than 10 years, terminated his membership this week with the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 7 and wrote an open letter about why he did. Givens sat down with NBC 5’s Regina Waldroup to share his story.

NBC 5 has learned of a move by Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot to reverse decades of tradition by revamping the mayor’s Chicago Police bodyguard unit, adding representatives from federal agencies and other law enforcement agencies.

Demonstrators supporting the Fraternal Order of Police crowded together Monday holding signs, wearing buttons and calling for Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx to step down.

Two sharply divided protests took place just blocks from each other in Chicago Monday, some supporting Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx and others citicizing her office’s handling of the Jussie Smollett case.

The Rev. Jesse Jackson and other clergy are planning a rally in support of Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx, who’s faced criticism since her office dropped charges against actor Jussie Smollett .

Chicago Fraternal Order of Police President Dean Angelo has been invited to Washington, DC, to meet with officials from President Trump’s administration this week.