Chicago Police Department Consent Decree

The Consent Decree Coalition consists of fourteen community and civil rights organizations, representing tens of thousands of Chicagoans who are deeply invested in the transformational changes needed to ensure that policing in Chicago is safe, fair, and constitutional. Many of our clients are Black and Brown people and people with disabilities who have been impacted disproportionately by CPD’s pattern of discrimination and excessive force against marginalized groups.

The Communities United parties within the Coalition are: ACLU of Illinois; Community Renewal Society; Communities United; ONE Northside; and Next Steps. They are represented by the Roger Baldwin Foundation of ACLU, Inc. and Equip for Equality.

The Campbell parties within the Coalition are: Black Lives Matter Chicago; Blocks Together; Brighton Park Neighborhood Council; Westside Branch of the NAACP; Illinois State Conference of the NAACP; Network 49; Women’s All Points Bulletin; the 411 Movement for Pierre Loury; and Chicago Urban League. They are represented by the Mandel Legal Aid Clinic at the University of Chicago Law School and the Community Justice Civil Rights Clinic at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law.

Since the Consent Decree was entered in 2019, the Coalition has advocated tirelessly to enforce the Decree. We have filed enforcement motions, commented on policy language, and negotiated with CPD regarding nearly every Consent Decree requirement that affects how police interact with our clients and members of the community.

The below sections contain many of the Coalition’s public comments, letters, and filings.