Mayor Brandon Johnson announced CPD Chief of Counterterrorism Larry Snelling as Chicago’s 64th Police Superintendent. Read this blog article for the press release.

On August 9, CRS and other community organizations and members shared powerful testimonies at the Public Hearing on Chicago’s Consent Decree policy on “stop and frisks.”

Mayor Johnson’s request to not dehumanize our youth challenges us to consider the language we use when speaking about our communities. We thank Mayor Johnson for lifting the humanity of our children.

Read a press release from the City of Chicago Office of Inspector General on the Chicago Police Department’s Community-Police Mediation Pilot Program.

The Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability continues its superintendent search for the Chicago Police Department.

Community Renewal Society was instrumental in helping the ACLU of Illinois identify directly-impacted individuals to be the plaintiffs in a discrimination lawsuit filed against the Chicago Police Department.

We celebrate Juneteenth while remembering that the fight for racial justice is not over, and our commitment to dismantling systemic racism must remain steadfast.

The Chicago Police Department is inviting the public to join two virtual focus groups to provide feedback on its gender-based violence-related policies. CRS urges your participation as we aim to make Chicago and the world a safer space.

Starting in 2016, Community Renewal Society, in coalition with other community organizations in Chicago, worked with the Illinois Attorney General, Lisa Madigan, to put in place the current consent decree, adopted in January 2019.

The Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability held a meeting to draft policies for selecting the police superintendent and police board members. The new superintendent is expected to prioritize fairness, transparency and accountability to foster trust between the police and the community.

Keron Blair shares a heartfelt prayer for the new mayor of Chicago, envisioning a future where all people are safe, prosperous and treated with justice and equity while also encouraging us to hold our leaders in Chicago accountable. Read Keron's prayer here. 

What will the ECPS Ordinance do? What is the community commission on public safety? What are district councils? How does the ordinance create an opportunity for additional democratic reform?

For those of us who have been doing police accountability and police reform work for some time, the answer seems clear: policing in this country is a racist and white supremacist institution founded to perpetuate violence upon black bodies, and it continues to function that way today.

The Chicago Consent Decree Coalition released a statement on their decision to boycott the sham search warrant “Advisory Group.” Read the statement here.

Here is a letter that was sent to the City Committee on Budget and Government Operations and the Community Commission regarding the CPD budget and police accountability.

This year’s theme is Together, We Win! These questions can be used to guide conversation with your congregation after viewing the 2022 Annual Membership Assembly video. We would love to hear from you the thoughts and plans that came out of your discussion.

The Interim Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability held its first public meeting on September 29 at Malcolm X College. The over-capacity crowd of community members underscored the enthusiasm of organizers and community leaders from across the diverse makeup of the Chicago Metropolitan area.

The community members who served on the City of Chicago’s Use of Force Community Working Group released their first public report, which describes fundamental changes to Chicago Police Department (CPD) Use of Force policies and highlights ongoing deficiencies in need of immediate change.

What will the ECPS Ordinance do? What is the community commission on public safety? What are district councils? How does the ordinance create an opportunity for additional democratic reform?

The Community Commission for Public Safety & Accountability will host its first public meeting, which is the culmination of a years-long effort that included tens of thousands of people in communities across the city.