Ed Yohnka, director of communications and public policy for the ACLU of Illinois, cited findings from the Department of Justice’s 2017 report on the Chicago Police Department that the CPD “routinely” files charges against citizens who complain as a form of retaliation or intimidation.
From part of an article on the defeat of a bill that would have limited FOIA requests to police departments in Illinois.
Pattern & Practice: Reclaiming the Lost History of Police Torture in Chicago, 1871-1971 