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On September 21st the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 7 filed a complaint with the Illinois Labor Board claiming that a new policy regulating the use of deadly force violates the terms of their contract. The reforms came out of a US Department of Justice investigation that found patterns of extreme racial bias by the police department. The new policy prohibits police officers from using deadly force on anyone whose actions only pose a threat to themselves, such as self-harm situations, or on any suspect who is running away and poses no immediate threat. The FOP claims that the policy reforms were not jointly agreed upon and therefore are a breach of the employment contract.