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Podcast: News For Reasonable People
Episode: #2,560 - Lets Go Brandon Johnson defunds Chicago Police Dept.
Description: The Chicago Police Department won’t launch recruit classes for at least two months — fueling complaints that Mayor Brandon Johnson is reneging on his promise to exempt public safety agencies from a citywide hiring freeze.
And at an emergency Cabinet meeting Tuesday, Chief Operating Officer John Roberson ordered other department heads to identify personnel cuts — beyond reductions already made — and submit proposals by Friday. The goal: $75 million in additional savings in 2025.
Each department head will be given a specific budget number to reach in what city officials referred to as an “e...