FOP Gun Safety Days

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Fraternal Order of Police, Chicago Lodge #7FOP Gun Safety Days FOP’s annual gun safety days will be held on September 29 and 30, 2020. Come have your weapons serviced, if needed, inspected and cleaned for free to Members. Vendors Include:Smith & WessonKiesler Police SupplyGlockRock River ArmsRay O’HerronSuper Quick Clean GunsACME SportsBoston LeatherShield U Insurance Hours:Tuesday, 0800 […]

Mental Health Training and Intervention: A Critical Component of Police Reform

Retired Lt. James Maloney forwarded the following informational paper that hopefully will be of some benefit to our members. In addition, information for a no-cost, 2-day training seminar on PTSD, Suicide, & Peer Support is included. Saving Blue Lives through Training on PTSD, Suicide, Resilience, and Peer Support Due to the ongoing COVID-19 situation, all […]

Father of Lt. Daniel Simon

John W. Simon, Beloved husband of the late Angela M. Simon (nee Alagna). Loving father of Daniel (Holly) Simon CPD Lt., Steven (Teresa) Simon Ret. CFD, Barbara (Thomas Ret CPD) Horton, and Lou Ann (Thomas) Grebenor Cherished Papa of Lindsey, Nicholas, Luke, Benjamin, Nate, Peter (Kim), Stephanie, Dominic, Katherine Simon, Thomas, Gina Horton, Angela, and […]

Updates

Retiree Health Care: Members who wish to retire under the current CBA Healthcare provision, (2% of your annuity for ages 55 thru 59, 0% of your annuity for ages 60 and above), will be required to submit their PAR form prior to close of business on August 11, 2020.  Members must submit the PAR 30 days prior to their […]

Training on PTSD: Saving Blue Lives

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Events EventsEducationTraining on PTSD: Saving Blue Lives Training on PTSD: Saving Blue Lives Thursday, Aug, 27, 2020 August 27-28, 2020 | September 24-25, 2020 | November 4-5, 2020 | December 17-18, 2020 REGISTER HERE PLEASE NOTE: DUE TO THE ONGOING COVID-19 SITUATION, ALL “SAVING BLUE LIVES THROUGH TRAINING ON PTSD, SUICIDE, RESILIENCE, AND PEER SUPPORT” […]

Travel and Quarantine

This is a follow-up to Lt. Dan O’Connor’s email on 10 July 2020. The Union was notified at approximately 10 a.m. on Friday of the draft order, and we were offered the opportunity to ask questions about the order.  Needless to say, the Department, in their typical condescending and dictatorship fashion refused to address any […]

SXU low-no cost degree programs for active & retired Cpd members

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 The following information about Saint Xavier University and its low-no cost degree programs for current & retired CPD members was provided by retired CPD Lt. & SXU professor Deborah Pascua. Saint Xavier University offers a Master of Business Administration program and degree completion programs, including undergraduate degr­­ees, with the Chicago Police Department Education and Training […]

IPPFA Information

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This information about the IPPFA was provided by retired Lt. Jim Maloney who was the Association’s Pension Board Representative before retiring several years ago. For those interested, more information about this group can be found at www.ippfa.org.

6th and 7th Day Work Grievances

Grievances were filed for the past three weeks as it affected member through 19 & 20 June 2020. I am asking the legal staff to expedite the grievance process. Ensure you submit the sixth and seventh day slips electronically, the rejected slips will facilitate payment upon completion of the arbitration process. Director W. Jackson, of […]