217 Today: New proposed rules would lower the bar for stripping police officers of their badges in Illinois
For the first time in Illinois history, it will be possible for police officers to be stripped of their ability to work in law enforcement without having been convicted of a crime. But some say the proposed rules from the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board don’t go far enough. Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki
Monday, October 14, 2024
Today's headlines:
- The slow pace of picking jurors is pushing back opening statements in former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s federal corruption trial.
- Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders and the United Auto Workers leadership held a union rally in northern Illinois to discuss some of the stakes in the upcoming election.
- Illinois beat their Big Ten rival, the Purdue Boilermakers.
In today's deep dive, we’ll learn how new proposed rules would lower the bar for stripping police officers of their badges in Illinois.
217 Today is produced by Stephanie Mosqueda. Reporting today contributed by Dave McKinney, Maria Gardner, Reginald Hardwick and Sam Stecklow.