Chicago police union chooses new president in runoff

Rank-and-file Chicago cops have selected John Catanzara as the brand new president in their union for the following 3 years, changing incumbent Kevin Graham in a runoff election. Two months after an election wherein no candidate won no less than 50% reinforce, Catanzara received 54.9% of the vote within the runoff, notching 4,709 votes to Graham’s 3,872, the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 7 introduced Friday night. Thursday used to be the final day for officials to forged in-person ballots on the union’s West Loop headquarters, even though maximum votes had been mailed in. “Kevin Graham would like to Congratulate the new head of The Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #7, President John Catanzara,” a union remark learn. Graham assumed union