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Political heat rises over police stops

Illinois lawmakers want to tighten an anti-quota law, but they face opposition from municipal officials

How they framed it

The paper frames the issue as a procedural and political conflict between state lawmakers attempting to enforce accountability and local municipal officials resisting operational constraints.

Context

Illinois legislators are attempting to close loopholes in an existing law that prevents police departments from using traffic stops and citations as performance quotas, a practice critics argue leads to racial profiling in minority neighbourhoods.

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Political heat rises

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