Fraternal Order of Police

Cops To Picket City Hall During Olympics Evaluation

Chicago Tribune | Angela Rozas | Posted 04.27.2009 | Chicago


Saying it has been "backed into a corner," the Chicago police department's patrolman's union announced today it will be having an "informational picke...

Daley Backs Top Cop After Union's 'No-Confidence' Vote

Chicago Tribune | Hal Dardick and Angela Rozas | Posted 04.18.2009 | Chicago


Mayor Richard M. Daley today downplayed a police department union's "no-confidence" vote against Police Supt. Jody Weis, saying he still had confidenc...

Lawsuit Seeks To Stop Police Union From Paying For Alleged Torture Cop Burge's Defense

Chicago Tribune | Carolyn Starks | Posted 02.02.2009 | Chicago


A current and a former Chicago police officer are asking a judge to stop the Fraternal Order of Police from paying legal fees for former Cmdr. Jon Bur...

Police Union To Pay For Jon Burge's Federal Defense

Chicago Tribune | David Heinzmann and Steve Mills | Posted 01.05.2009 | Chicago


The union representing Chicago's police officers has decided to pay for the criminal defense of indicted former detective Cmdr. Jon Burge, who is faci...

What's the Police Union Thinking?

Rob Warden | Posted 10.16.2008 | Chicago


Rob Warden

The union that represents Chicago police is advising its members involved in crime scene investigations to refuse to provide samples of their DNA for forensic analysis.