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Farah Baqai, Darrin Bourret, Bill Burns, Mike Carroll, Michael Grantz, Martin Preib, Anthony Respondi
NOVEMBER 2018 ■ VOLUME 4, NO. 11
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COVER STORY
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As calls to respond to trauma continue to increase and post-traumatic stress rises to unprecedented levels, Chicago Police Officers need help in fighting off self-medicating, addiction and the feel- ing that there is no way out. There is a way through, and that begins with EAP’s Professional Counseling Division which is increasing the treatment officers have asked for to address their mental health and well-being.
After Darkness
Fraternal Order of Police
CHICAGO LODGE 7
Official Magazine • November 2018
Coming out of the Dark
Resources available to help officers see the light on mental health and wellness
Also in this issue
The 4-1-1......................................................Page 6 First Vice President’s Report..................Page 8 Third Vice President’s Report............. Page 11 Financial Secretary’s Report .............. Page 12 Honoring Retired Members............... Page 14
Remembering Deceased Members... Page 15 FOP Legal Report................................... Page 20 Portraits by Peter Bucks ...................... Page 22 Legislative Report.................................. Page 23 Military Committee Report................Page 24
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Responding to the consent decree
Chicago Lodge 7 offers its action, interpretation and opinions about the consent decree hand- ed down to the Department, including:
Our day in court: President Kevin Graham relates the FOP’s legal action to intervene......Page 5 It’s all politics: Second Vice President Martin Preib explains how politics drove
the decree ...................................................................................................................................................... Page 10 Another option: In the Lodge 7 Labor Report, attorney Pat Fioretto suggests an
alternative to the consent decree ......................................................................................................... Page 18 Call of Duty
In honor of Veterans Day, Lodge 7 members who served in various branches of the military voice how that service led them to serve for the City.................................................................... Page 39
Backing the Blue
The Chicago Police Foundation’s Fourth Annual True Blue Event raised funds to support officer safety and raised the roof with a celebration of appreciation for the amazing work Chicago Police Officers do......................................................................................................................................... Page 45
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