Mayor Lori Lightfoot says she’ll ‘soon’ offer a plan for civilian Chicago police oversight as proponents of competing ordinances fume over delay: ‘I am just so disappointed’

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Chicago aldermen said Friday that community groups were nearing agreement on two separate, long-debated policing oversight proposals and would have had an ordinance ready for a City Council vote by next week if Mayor Lori Lightfoot had not asked for a delay. The aldermen, who are working with two different community coalitions to find compromise, said 11 sticking points had been narrowed to fewer than four in advance of a planned Friday committee vote on an ordinance, which was delayed after Lightfoot asked for time to craft her own plan.

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