Today Mayor Lori Lightfoot, Ald. Emma Mitts (37th) and other city officials unveiled the new multi-million dollar public safety training center (cop academy) for first responders, including police, fire, and paramedics in West Humboldt Park.
Wednesday’s ribbon-cutting ceremony comes just days after an as-yet-unnamed officer or officers shot and killed activist Manuel Esteban Paez Terán.
Terán and other activists were protesting Georgia’s cop city, a training facility being built near Atlanta.
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Terán and other activists were protesting Georgia’s cop city, a training facility being built near Atlanta.
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The training facility is five years in the making.
In 2019, Black youth organizers with the #NoCopAcademy campaign pushed back against mayor Emanuel’s proposal for the multi-million project.
They demanded that the city fund and provide resources for schools and youth.
In 2019, Black youth organizers with the #NoCopAcademy campaign pushed back against mayor Emanuel’s proposal for the multi-million project.
They demanded that the city fund and provide resources for schools and youth.
Despite their protests, the city council 38-8 in favor of the cop academy in March 2019.
Last September, Lightfoot’s administration asked for an additional $20 million for phase two of the cop academy, raising the cost for the cop academy to $128 million.
Last September, Lightfoot’s administration asked for an additional $20 million for phase two of the cop academy, raising the cost for the cop academy to $128 million.
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