Once a target of protests, Chicago’s new $128 million fire and police academy now sparks pride for some City’s police and fire training academy will have a mock neighborhood and just about ...

CHICAGO — The Chicago Police and Firefighter Training Academy is about career development and being ahead of the curve – a hands-on, up close, and personal program for students interested in ...

Instead, it seems as if the city exists for cops.In 2020, the City of Chicago spent nearly $1.8 billion—37 percent of its annual operating budget—on police. That’s $5 million per day spent ...