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Police union asks judge to stop release of files

The union that represents Chicago police wants a judge to stop the city from releasing files that detail officer misconduct until the records can be reviewed.

The Chicago Sun-Times reports (http://bit.ly/1E1HXfV) that the Fraternal Order of Police filed the request for an injunction Tuesday against the city and the police department. The union's request comes after the Chicago Police Department announced a new policy that would make public all completed investigations of Chicago police misconduct.

The city notified the union that the files would be released on Friday to reporters.

The union argues that collective bargaining agreements and the Illinois Personnel Record Review Act preclude the city from turning over the records.

A Chicago Law Department spokesman did not respond to the newspapers' request for comment.

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