Flossmoor cites performance in finalizing police chief firing; some residents express outrage

More than 100 Flossmoor residents attended Monday’s Village Board meeting, and about a dozen spoke in favor of keeping police Chief Jerel Jones.

The Flossmoor Village Board voted Monday in favor of terminating police Chief Jerel Jones’ contract following weeks of speculation and discussion among residents and village leaders.

But shortly before their votes against the firing, trustees Rosalind Mustafa and Joni Bradley-Scott referenced the contents of the performance investigation. More than 100 residents attended Monday’ meeting, and about a dozen spoke in favor of keeping Jones. The audience groaned when resident Susan Bass stood up in support of the board, citing her having Black friends as evidence for a lack of racism in the village.

As he continued to yell, one officer in the chamber tried to politely escort him out of the room. But Yosef approached the board’s desk, continuing to shout closely in the face of the Village Clerk Gina LoGalbo who ducked out of her chair to avoid him.As it became clear he would not leave on his own accord, two more officers rushed in, working to forcefully remove Yosef, essentially carrying him to the lobby.

“It was to shut us up,” said La’Shawn Littrice when giving her opinion of Jones’ hiring from his post as chief of Macomb in 2023 following Miller’s death. “It was more so like ‘I can’t be accused of being racist of doing racist practices because I just hired a Black chief.’”Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx, center rear, a Flossmoor resident, looks on during a public comment portion of Monday’s Village Board meeting in Flossmoor.

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