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In a February 10, 2023 decision, the Election Committee (“Committee”) unanimously agreed there was no reliable means to determine the number of cast ballots returned to the election PO Box at any point in time, and therefore, decided it would not publish estimates of ballots received prior to March 3rd when the PO Box will be opened, and the ballots counted. On February 13th, candidate Bob Bartlett notified the Committee he was appealing the Committee’s February 10th decision. On Februar...

Donate Today! This past October, Sean was diagnosed with Stage 4 High-Grade Signet Ring Cell Adenocarcinoma of the Appendix. As we know with cancer, Sean will be in for a long battle that will come with a financial burden as he will be taking time away from the Chicago Police Department to focus on his health. Sean is the father of three wonderful children and husband to his wife Vivian. His family and friends want to help the Lucas family in every way possible, and we are hoping to raise m...

The Election Committee has received requests from both slates to regularly provide the number of returned ballots to the P.O Box. There is no means by which the Election Committee could provide an accurate number of ballots returned. First, the Election Committee, in retaining the P.O. Box, specifically contracted with the Post Office that no one, including the Election Committee, may access the P.O. Box until the morning of March 3, 2023. Accordingly, the Election Committee cannot view the c...

We are closed Monday, February 13, 2023 in observance of Lincoln's Birthday.

The Chicago FOP is grateful to Senator Bill Cunningham for his solid leadership on this bill and other public safety issues and to Senator Rob Martwick for his sponsorship of SB 1631 to help Chicago's police officers' pension.  This important bill removes a birthdate restriction on eligibility at age 55 for a 3% automatic annual increase in retirement annuity that is not subject to a maximum increase of 30%. SB 1631 is similar to a law Senator Martwick successfully sponsored for Chicago...

The Election Committee has received several protests related to false accusations being made by members of the Second City slate that the mailing of the ballots prior to February 9, 2023 was authorized by John Catanzara to “rig” the election. Due to the serious nature of these accusation, the Election Committee prepared this notification to state, unequivocally, that John Catanzara played no role in the Committee’s decision to authorize the mailing of the ballots prior to February 9, 2023...

The Election Committee has found merit to a protest filed against Bob Bartlett related to a text message blast disseminated on February 2, 2023. As an initial matter, since Bartlett disseminated this campaign material via text message, it did not require pre-approval of the Committee. However, as discussed at the January 17, 2023 Candidates meeting, Bartlett will be requested to verify how he obtained the phone numbers which he utilized to confirm that they did not derive from the Lodge’s ...