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October 2015 Volume 1, No. 2
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ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
President’s Report ............................Page 4 The 4-1-1 ........................................ Page 8 First Vice President Report ............. Page 10 Financial Secretary Report ............. Page 11 Legislative Report ..........................Page 12 Pension Trustee Report ...................Page 13
FOP Legal Corner ............................Page 17 Field Rep Reports ...........................Page 19 Father Dan Brandt ......................... Page 22 Rabbi Moshe Wolf ..........................Page 23 Lodge 7 Gallery ..............................Page 38 Finance ..........................................Page 41 Test Prep ........................................Page 44
Tattoo you
The Lodge 7 Labor Corner reviews the case against the Department’s tattoo prohibition and the argument over the directive being a violation of the collective bargaining agreement and the State Labor Relations Act ...............................................................................................................Page 16
Coptober dreams
Coptoberfest 2105 fulfilled the mission of the Brotherhood for the Fallen and the Chicago Police Memorial Foundation to turn a night remembering fallen officers into a celebration of what they
stood for ...............................................................................Page 30
Heroes among us
Four members from Unit 051 at Midway Airport saved a life and
were honored as Lodge 7 Officers of the Month............................... Page 32
A light in the darkness
The 12th Annual Candlelight Vigil sent up a thin blue light that reflected throughout the city.................................................Page 34
Laughing Matters
Ronald Gaines Jr. performs his winning stand-up set during the Third Annual “Laugh Patrol,” the event sponsored by the 100 Club of Chicago that featured Chicago cops doing comedy routines to benefit families of first responders lost in the line of duty. This year’s laugh-in also carried a little extra impact as a night that was just for laughs and a lot more.
COVER PHOTO BY JAMES PINTO
COVER STORY......PAGE 25
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