The Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police (ILACP) and the NAACP Illinois State Conference collaborated in 2015 to build trust with the historic Ten Shared Principles document. These principles were officially affirmed on March 22, 2018.
June 27, 2019 World Cafe Summit: A gathering of more than 150 people from all parts of Illinois to build trust and collaborate on how to implement the Ten Shared Principles.
March 1, 2019 For the first time, a group of college students discusses the Shared Principles, with the Illinois Chiefs meeting at the University of Illinois Springfield and getting feedback on the principles.
Since March 22, 2018 Local police agencies around the state adopt the Ten Shared Principles as their own. Many did so at a local ceremony. Here is a list of agencies adopting the principles.
March 22, 2018 Leaders from both organizations gather in the Old State Capitol, Springfield - where Lincoln gave his "House divided" speech in 1858 - to sign their Affirmation of Shared Principles after three years of conversations and dialogue.
Teresa Haley, NAACP Illinois State Conference and then ILACP President James Kruger, Jr. at the Old State Capitol in Springfield Illinois on March 22, 2018.
