As aldermen wait for Mayor Lori Lightfoot to finally unveil her own civilian police oversight plan, discussion Friday over a grassroots proposal she opposes presaged a likely knockdown, drag-out fight over control of the Chicago Police Department. The City Council Public Safety Committee took testimony but no vote on the compromise ordinance pushed by two organizations that want an elected board to have broad powers to dictate the Police Department’s policies, leadership and budget.
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