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Reporting Highlights
- Tipping Point: After years of halting progress and minimal compliance, Chicago’s consent decree to reform its police department is at what one observer calls “a tipping point.”
- A Hefty Bill: Chicago has already spent hundreds of millions of dollars on the reform effort, and taxpayers will likely have no choice but to foot the expensive bill for years to come.
- Disillusionment: Advocates and citizens are losing faith after multiple mayors and police chiefs failed to deliver.
These highlights were written by the reporters and editors who worked on this story.
