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Ken Griffin donates $25M for Chicago police leadership training
Illinois billionaire Ken Griffin is donating $25 million to help curb violence in Chicago.
CHICAGO - Illinois billionaire Ken Griffin is donating $25 million to help curb violence in Chicago.
Griffin already donated $10 million to improve the Chicago Police Department’s crime fighting technology.
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Now, his latest donation will help launch two academies at the University of Chicago where law enforcement leaders and violence intervention groups will have access to six months of training.
Some police leaders will then be sent to an agency – other than their own – for six additional months of training.