Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker says Chicago must replace more than a thousand cops who've left the police department.
"So, what do you think is going to work in the short term? How do we stop next weekend and the weekend after that," Flannery asked.
"A couple of things. One is we've gotta hire police. There's no doubt about it, right? I mean, the Chicago Police Department has lost hundreds, I mean 1,500 police officers. And then we have a labor shortage in the country. Let alone here," Pritzker responded."And, I would say, there aren't enough people applying for any jobs, Pritzker said.
The governor said the Chicago Police Department will have to mount a serious hiring push in order to fill 1,500 or more patrol officer jobs.that I have read and agree
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