Suburban police chiefs, Chicago cop union to express 'no confidence' in Kim Foxx

The abrupt end of the Jussie Smollett prosecution was the "straw that broke the camel's back" for a group of suburban police chiefs who gathered Thursday afternoon with members of the Chicago Fraternal Order of Police to announce a "no confidence" vote in the leadership of Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx.

Duane Mellema, head of the North Suburban Association of Chiefs of Police representing more than 30 departments - said a no-confidence vote taken Tuesday was unanimous.

In a letter sent to Foxx, Mellema, who is police chief in Park Ridge, expressed concern over prosecutors' refusal to file felony charges in certain crimes.

"The abrupt dropping of the 16 indictments against 'Empire' actor Jussie Smollett during an unannounced court hearing on March 26, 2019, is the latest and most egregious example of the failure by you and your staff to hold offenders accountable," Mellema states in the letter.

A spokesman for the Chicago police union declined to comment.

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