{"id":910243,"date":"2021-10-22T14:29:34","date_gmt":"2021-10-22T18:29:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=910243"},"modified":"2021-10-22T14:29:37","modified_gmt":"2021-10-22T18:29:37","slug":"more-illinois-sheriffs-departments-refuse-request-to-staff-chicago-streets-during-possible-police-shortage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/more-illinois-sheriffs-departments-refuse-request-to-staff-chicago-streets-during-possible-police-shortage\/","title":{"rendered":"More Illinois Sheriffs Departments Refuse Request To Staff Chicago Streets During Possible Police Shortage"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmore-illinois-sheriffs-departments-refuse-request-to-staff-chicago-streets-during-possible-police-shortage%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=910243&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Two more Illinois sheriff\u2019s departments have refused to provide assistance to the city of Chicago, as the city faces the potential of a police shortage due to Mayor Lori Lightfoot\u2019s vaccine mandate.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>James Mendrick, the sheriff of DuPage County, Illinois, as well as Kendall County Sheriff Dwight Baird, have both rejected the Illinois Law Enforcement Alarm System\u2019s request for suburban police departments to help the city of Chicago respond to emergencies.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s like a preplanned police shortage,\u201d DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick, whose department is already dealing with a 12-man shortage, told the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyherald.com\/news\/20211019\/kane-dupage-sheriffs-chicago-police-shortage-due-to-vaccine-mandate-isnt-an-emergency-for-us\">Daily Herald<\/a>. \u201cThe lack of logic is the thing that astounds me.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Mendrick said that the usual calls for assistance involve SWAT teams, but could also include patrols, K-9 units, drones, or other assistance. He illustrated his point with an anecdote about the Chicago Bears football team being suspended, and another team playing in their place. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe players wouldn\u2019t know the coaches or the playbook,\u201d he said, so in the case of an emergency \u201cput [Chicago police] back in the game.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Baird also refused to send his deputies to aid Chicago, citing concerns about the treatment his officers would receive from Cook County State\u2019s Attorney Kim Foxx if an incident should occur, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/policetribune.com\/illinois-sheriffs-say-they-wont-send-deputies-to-help-fill-gap-created-by-chicagos-vaccine-mandate\/\">Police Tribune<\/a>.&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt sounds like Mayor Lightfoot is creating her own emergency with the decisions she\u2019s making with her police force and I don\u2019t feel that ILEAS assistance in this situation would be warranted,\u201d said Baird. \u201cI would help an officer out if they were distressed. But she\u2019s bringing this upon herself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Their refusal comes on the heels of Kane County Sheriff Ron Hain refusing to honor the ILEAS\u2019s request. As previously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/suburban-chicago-police-asked-to-chicago-in-case-of-police-walkout-over-vaccine-mandate\">reported<\/a> by The Daily Wire, Hain refused to send his deputies to the city because of the city\u2019s progressive political agenda, as well as the vaccine mandate, which neither Hain nor Mendrick has imposed on their deputies.<\/p>\n<p> \u201cI believe the polarization between the community and police is only reinforced by current Chicago politics,\u201d said Hain in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kanesheriff\/posts\/244075987766709\">statement<\/a>. \u201cI will not send my personnel to Chicago unless an officer is under direct duress because I cannot support this slanted agenda.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI also will not allow my deputies to be subjected to use force in the city and be under the prosecutorial jurisdiction of the Cook County State\u2019s Attorney. The Chicago Police Department has a dedicated force of professional humans who deserve all of the support the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two more Illinois sheriff\u2019s departments have refused to provide assistance to the city of Chicago, as the city faces the potential of a police shortage due to Mayor Lori Lightfoot\u2019s vaccine mandate.\u00a0James Mendrick, the sheriff of DuPage County, Illinois, as well as Kendall County Sheriff Dwight Baird, have both rejected the Illinois Law Enforcement Alarm System\u2019s request for suburban police departments to help the city of Chicago respond to emergencies.\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s like a preplanned police shortage,\u201d DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick, whose department is already dealing with a 12-man shortage, told the Daily Herald. \u201cThe lack of logic is the thing that astounds me.\u201d\u00a0Mendrick said that the usual calls for assistance involve SWAT teams, but could also include patrols, K-9 units, drones, or other assistance. He illustrated his point with an anecdote about the Chicago Bears football team being suspended, and another team playing in their place. \u201cThe players wouldn\u2019t know the coaches or the playbook,\u201d he said, so in the case of an emergency \u201cput [Chicago police] back in the game.\u201d\u00a0Baird also refused to send his deputies to aid Chicago, citing concerns about the treatment his officers would receive from Cook County State\u2019s Attorney Kim Foxx if an incident should occur, according to the Police Tribune.\u00a0 \u201cIt sounds like Mayor Lightfoot is creating her own emergency with the decisions she\u2019s making with her police force and I don\u2019t feel that ILEAS assistance in this situation would be warranted,\u201d said Baird. \u201cI would help an officer out if they were distressed. But she\u2019s bringing this upon herself.\u201dTheir refusal comes on the heels of Kane County Sheriff Ron Hain refusing to honor the ILEAS\u2019s request. As previously reported by The Daily Wire, Hain refused to send his deputies to the city because of the city\u2019s progressive political agenda, as well as the vaccine mandate, which neither Hain nor Mendrick has imposed on their deputies. \u201cI believe the polarization between the community and police is only reinforced by current Chicago politics,\u201d said Hain in a statement. \u201cI will not send my personnel to Chicago unless an officer is under direct duress because I cannot support this slanted agenda.\u201d\u00a0\u201cI also will not allow my deputies to be subjected to use force in the city and be under the prosecutorial jurisdiction of the Cook County State\u2019s Attorney. The Chicago Police Department has a dedicated force of professional humans who deserve all of the support the nation can offer. The solution is simple; allow Chicago Police to be the police, support their human resources, and operate treatment and vocational support programs led by people in uniform. This is how Chicago can halt crime and build bridges with the community like we\u2019ve done here in Kane.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0The city of Chicago is bracing itself for a police shortage amid a showdown between the city\u2019s police union and Mayor Lightfoot over the mayor\u2019s vaccine mandate. As The Daily Wire previously reported, the mandate ordered all city employees to declare their vaccination status by Oct. 15, or face unpaid leave, and recently only 64 percent of police department employees had actually turned in their vaccination records. The head of the Chicago police union previously warned that Chicago could see as much as a 50% drawdown because of the mandate, and has told his officers to \u201chold the line\u201d in opposing the mandate. The union and the city are currently involved in competing lawsuits over the vaccine rules.Lightfoot is adamant that contingency plans are in place, but already she has stripped 21 officers of their police powers and restricted time off requests in the wake of the shortage.The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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