The State of Illinois and the City of Chicago have released a draft court-enforceable consent decree in the matter of State of Illinois v. City of Chicago, case no. 17-cv-6260,  that addresses the findings issued by the U.S. Department of Justice in January 2017 and that form the basis of the lawsuit filed by the Office of the Attorney General for the State of Illinois.  A copy of the draft consent decree can be found here: www.chicagopoliceconsentdecree.org.

As part of the consent decree, the parties have agreed to work to jointly identify an independent monitor to oversee compliance with the decree. On July 27, 2018. the parties are released the attached Request for Proposals. Responses to the Request for Proposal will be due on September 4, 2018. The Office of the Attorney General of Illinois has invited NAFUSA to notify its members of this opportunity, stating, “Given your organization’s stated mission, we believe you may have members who have an interest in serving as the independent monitor or participating as a team member.”

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Request for Proposal – Monitor for Chicago Consent Decree