Chicago keeps controversial police promotion list secret - Chicago Reader

Chicago keeps controversial police promotion list secret - Chicago Reader

This story was copublished by Invisible Institute and the Reader. John Poulos’s past might have prevented him from being hired by the Chicago Police Department—if he had been honest about it. Instead, the lieutenant’s rise through the department’s ranks is emblematic of many of the problems identified by critics of the CPD’s “merit” promotion system. […] The post Chicago keeps controversial police promotion list secret appeared first on Chicago …

Chicago keeps controversial police promotion list secret

This story was reported and produced by Invisible Institute and the Chicago Reader. John Poulos’s past might have prevented him from being hired by the Chicago Police Department — if he had been honest about it. Instead, the lieutenant’s rise through the department’s ranks is emblematic of many of the problems identified by critics of CPD’s “merit” promotion system. On his initial application to join CPD, Poulos omitted past arrests he’d gotten …