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JULY 2016 ■ Volume 2, No. 7
Chicago Lodge No. 7 FOP Magazine is a monthly publica- tion dedicated to law enforcement and criminal justice professionals operating in the City of Chicago, and throughout the State of Illinois. ©2016 KRURAPP COMMU- NICATIONS, INC. Reproduction of any part of this Magazine without express written permission is prohibited. Address subscription inquires and address changes to subs@ChicagoFOPmagazine.com. Reader comments and editorial submissions are welcome, but neither the Pub- lisher (Krurapp Communications, Inc.) nor the Fraternal Order of Police, Chicago Lodge No. 7 assume any respon- sibility for the return of unsolicited material. The Publisher manages and controls all advertisement relationships and ultimately retains the right to accept or reject any adver- tisement. The acceptance of advertisements by Chicago Lodge No. 7 FOP Magazine does not constitute an endorsement of the product or services advertised. The Publisher and the Fraternal Order of Police, Chicago Lodge No. 7, nor any of their officers and/or employees, make any warranty, express or implied, including the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, or assume any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process included in any written or submitted content or in any advertisement. The views and opinions of any advertiser or third-party article contributor do not necessarily state or reflect those of either the Pub- lisher (Krurapp Communications, Inc.) or the Fraternal Order of Police, Chicago Lodge No. 7, and are not used for advertising or product endorsement purposes. Chicago Lodge No. 7 Magazine, its Publishers and/or the Fraternal Order of Police, Chicago Lodge No. 7 assume no financial responsibility for errors in advertisements.
CONTENTS
Read All About It
COVER STORY............................................PAGE 25
Extra! Extra! Chicago police of
ficers... save family – and pets – from burning house! ...
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mentor at-risk youth! ...save choking infant. These are the headlines you won’t find on the front page because it doesn’t sell as many papers as the controversial rhetoric you’re sick of. So Lodge 7 presents the stories you won’t read anywhere else and why this is the recognition that really matters.
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Also in this issue
The 4-1-1 ..................................................Page 8 First Vice-President Report ..............Page 10 Financial Secretary Report ..............Page 11 Field Representative Report ...........Page 13 FOP Labor Report...............................Page 14 FOP Legal Report................................Page 15 Legislative Report...............................Page 18 Portraits by Peter Bucks....................Page 19 Rabbi Moshe Wolf ..............................Page 20
Father Dan Brandt ..............................Page 21 Deceased Members...........................Page 22 Retired Members/
Retiree Breakfasts ...............................Page 23 Lodge 7 Gallery...................................Page 42 FOP Benefits Plan ...............................Page 49 Finance ..................................................Page 50 Education ..............................................Page 51
State of the Union
Lodge 7 President Dean C. Angelo, Sr. addressed the City Club of Chicago with an all-encompassing presentation covering the issues that make policing in the city so challenging. Be it a situation update or a battle cry call to action, President Angelo’s in-depth report lays out everything from a history of the FOP to the current state of policing to crime and arrest stats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 5
Plus...
A look at who attended President Angelo’s address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 30 Reaction from across the city and beyond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 31
Laugh Patrol
The Fourth Annual Search for Chicago’s Funniest Cop showcased Chicago police humor which poked fun at officers, the Department and a few unexpected aspects of life. Check out the punchlines from the winners, first-time performers and the first lady of Chicago Cops comedy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 32
Ride-along
See how Tony Marino and Marino Chrysler Jeep Dodge keep first responders on the move . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 46
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