CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- Mayor Lori Lightfoot said an ordinance meant to reform the way police raids are conducted seems to ignore changes that have already been made.
Progressive black women on the Chicago City Council have drawn up a proposed ordinance that would ban no-knock raids, prohibit any conducted on the strength of only an informant, and require that better records be maintained. It’s a response to a now infamous, mistaken videotaped raid on Anjanette Young’s home in 2019.
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Mayor Lightfoot said the administration and the police department put new procedures into place since then. She would not judge the new proposal, but she said her office will look at the ordinance.
"I haven't really had the chance to look at it, because they did not contact us ahead of time. We just got a copy of the ordinance. We will certainly review it, but more to the point, the police department itself has been working diligently," Lightfoot said.
She said the Chicago police have had upgraded procedures in place for raids since January 2020.
"My quick read of the ordinance, it does not reference any of the current practices or procedures of the police department regarding search warrants, which I think is problematic, in and of itself, but we will take the time to review it," Lightfoot said.