Event Calendar

COPA will be one of the speakers to discuss its agency’s mission and role in police reform for the summer session of the Chicago Police Department’s (CPD) Pre-Service Sergeant's and Lieutenant's Training at the Police Academy. The purpose of this department-wide strategy is designed to educate the community on police operations, build community trust, and improve engagement efforts through department-led training and discussion.

COPA participated in a Street Leader Social Justice Panel with 50 youth hosted by UrbanPromise where panelists discussed the impact of youth in social justice.

COPA met virtually with over 70 community members for the Marshall Square Resource Network (MSRN) Quarterly Meeting hosted by Latinos Progresando.

COPA participated in a hearing hosted by the Committee on Public Safety discussing a city ordinance that would require semi-annual hearings before the committee regarding the Consent Decree. 

Ephraim Eaddy will speak today on a panel titled “Oversight and our Youth: Programs Addressing Impacting the School to Prison Pipeline. He will be joined by a youth outreach specialist from Denver’s Independent Monitor and a outreach workers from Denver’s police department. This event is a ticketed event ($).

COPA will join Mikva Challenge and A Better Chicago to participate in the State of Chicago Youth virtual town hall taking place August 19th from 11:30AM-1PM. This event will focus on five major issue areas: health, education, juvenile justice, housing, and safety/policing.

The Police Board holds a regular public meeting once a month. The Superintendent of Police (or his designee) and the Chief Administrator of the Civilian Office of Police Accountability (or her designee) will be at the meetings. Members of the public are invited to attend and are welcome to address questions or comments to the Board. Prior sign-up is required of those wishing to address the Board; to add your name to the list of speakers, please contact the Chicago Police Board's office. The meetings are scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m. and take place at the Chicago Public Safety Headquarters.

COPA will speak at the 49th Ward Virtual Town Hall where Public Information Officer, Ephraim Eaddy will discuss the importance of police accountability. Attendees will also learn about COPA’s investigative process, outcomes from its investigations and how the public can help report police misconduct.

The City Council Committee on Public Safety is holding a meeting on August 24th. The committee has jurisdiction over all matters relating to the Police Department, the Fire Department, the Office of Emergency Management and Communications, the Civilian Office of Police Accountability, and matters affecting emergency city services generally (other than operation of emergency medical facilities), except those matters affecting collective bargaining agreements, employee benefits and pensions.

COPA will speak at the 39th Ward Virtual Community Meeting hosted by Alderwoman Samantha Nugent. During this virtual event, COPA will explain its agency investigative process, discuss the importance of police accountability, and share with constituents in this ward how they can report police misconduct. Additional speakers for this event includes representatives from the 39th ward office and Deborah Witzburg, Deputy Inspector General for Public Safety.