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.

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.

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.