Office of the City Treasurer

Kurt A. Summers
For Immediate Release
January 13, 2017
Contact: Alexandra Sims
248-535-0159
Alexandra.p.sims@cityofchicago.org

Chicago City Treasurer Kurt Summers on DOJ Investigation

"I want to thank Attorney General Loretta Lynch, US Attorney Zachary Fardon and the Department
of Justice for their thorough approach and unprecedented resources in addressing an issue that is
critically important to Chicago's future. Todays findings lay bare many of the root causes of the
significant trust gap between police and residents in our most underserved communities and
particularly communities of color, but it is only a start - there are many other issues that need to be
addressed if we are going to lift up all Chicagoans and help this city reach its full potential. While
police reform is necessary, investing in our communities and improving our public education
system also should be top priorities in any sincere effort to address the systemic inequality that has
plagued our city for decades. Most importantly, the collective spirit of our city coming together with
the hardworking men and women in the Chicago Police Department to impact meaningful change
is the only way to make this report the last of its kind. Chicago has risen to overcome every
challenge in its history and we will rise together to overcome this one."
- Treasurer Kurt Summers
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