The stark warning from independent monitor Maggie Hickey was included in a new progress report showing that CPD has reached full compliance with just 9% of a federal consent decree spurred by the police killing of Laquan McDonald.

The proposed budget cuts would be a step backward for the CPD reform process at a pivotal point,” said Maggie Hickey, the monitor tracking compliance with a federal consent decree.

Mayor Brandon Johnson on Thursday pushed back on criticism that his Chicago police budget plan endangers the department’s compliance with the federal consent decree, despite dire warnings from

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul joins a chorus of reforms advocates who have sounded the alarm about Johnson’s proposal to gut the police units vital to getting Chicago out from under a federal consent decree.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's proposed cuts to the police department in specific areas may violate a consent decree forged between the city, state and a federal court, the Illinois attorney general warned.

Even though the Chicago Police Department budget is set to increase in 2025, police reform resources could be cut. The big picture: Each city department, including police and fire, is being asked to reduce costs to help fill a nearly billion-dollar budget hole in 2025.