Illinois’ Top Legal Officer Wants To License Cops, Just Like Doctors, Hairdressers – WBEZ (Chicago)

After the 2014 police shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., Raoul helped lead the passage of a sweeping criminal justice bill that was ultimately signed into law by then-Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner. But Raoul tells WBEZ he had to drop one key element of the bill in order to get enough support for it to pass. And that’s the element he now says would have the most impact.

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