A Chicago Police vehicle conducts a traffic stop on Randolph and Michigan Ave. (credit: Steve Hardy/CBS Local)Chicago Police vehicle. (Credit: CBS)
CHICAGO (CBS) — Contract demands by Chicago police officers include much higher pay and something you might not have imagined.
Chicago police are reportedly proposing in negotiations that their pay increase by 12 percent over two years.
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According to the Chicago Sun-Times, the union is proposing a residency stipend of $3,000 per officer.
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