The Latest: Judges says police decree important ‘1st step’

CHICAGO (AP) — The Latest on a federal judge’s approval of court-supervised reforms of the Chicago Police Department (all times local):
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A federal judge who approved a plan for court-supervised reforms of Chicago police calls the plan “an important step” to repair the damaged relationship between officers and members of the community.
Judge Robert Dow approved the consent decree Thursday without ordering any notable changes in the draft. The 236-page plan, among