▁not ▁commit ▁to ▁enfor cing ▁the ▁consent ▁dec ree ▁signed ▁by ▁Chicago ▁and ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Justice . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Mayor ▁E manuel ▁back ed ▁off ▁his ▁commit ment ▁to ▁enter ▁a ▁court - en for ced ▁agreement ▁with ▁the ▁federal ▁government . ▁He ▁said ▁that ▁an ▁independent ▁monitor ▁selected ▁by ▁the ▁city ▁could ▁work ▁with ▁the ▁Justice ▁Department ▁to ▁purs ue ▁police ▁re forms ▁without ▁court ▁o vers ight . ▁ ▁Later ▁that ▁month , ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁civil ▁rights ▁organizations ▁file d ▁a ▁federal ▁law suit ▁seeking ▁court ▁enfor cement ▁of ▁police ▁re forms . ▁ ▁Also ▁in ▁June , ▁T oni ▁Pre ck w ink le , ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Cook ▁County ▁Board ▁of ▁Commission ers , ▁and ▁Jes ús ▁" Ch uy " ▁García , ▁another ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Cook ▁County ▁Board , ▁advoc ated ▁for ▁jud icial ▁o vers ight , ▁as ▁did ▁Chicago ▁Ins pect or ▁General ▁Joseph ▁Fer g us on . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Illinois ▁Att orney ▁General ▁Lisa ▁Mad igan ▁file d ▁a ▁law suit ▁in ▁federal ▁court ▁request ing ▁that ▁a ▁judge ▁over see ▁police ▁reform ▁in ▁Chicago . ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Chicago ▁mayor ▁Rah m ▁E manuel ▁and ▁Illinois ▁att orney ▁general ▁Lisa ▁Mad igan ▁announced ▁a ▁proposed ▁court ▁settlement ▁that ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁draft ▁of ▁a ▁consent ▁dec ree ▁that ▁would ▁eventually ▁serve ▁as ▁a ▁court - en for ced ▁mand