Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling defends CPD's $2B budget plan for 2024
CHICAGO -- Less than a month after he was sworn in, Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling was in the hot seat on Tuesday at City Hall, defending Mayor Brandon Johnson's nearly $2 billion proposed budget for the Chicago Police Department for next year.The mayor's 2024 spending plan has the Chicago Police Department budget increasing by $91 million over this year, increasing from $1.9 billion to $1.99 billion.
Speaking of officers on the payroll, there were several questions from aldermen about current police officers with allegations that they have ties to the Oath Keepers organization. CPD confirmed that they received allegations last week against nine police officers accused of belonging to the right-wing anti-government extremist group.
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