Anjanette Young, a social worker who became a police reform advocate after an infamous botched raid on her home in 2019, is one step closer to becoming a bureaucrat with sway over police policy.
That’s after the Chicago City Council’s Police and Fire Committee lauded Young’s reform work and voted 14-2 Wednesday to confirm her as one of seven commissioners on the Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability.
In 2019, Young stood naked and handcuffed for nearly 10 minutes before officers allowed her to get dressed as they carried out a search warrant on what turned out to be the wrong home.
“It was violating. It was life-altering, but it did not break me. It actually shaped my purpose,” Young told committee members. “It strengthened my resolve to help rebuild trust between community and law enforcement through meaningful, lasting change.”
Since 2019, Young has pushed for state- and city-level bans on no-knock warrants, so far to no avail. A state measure dubbed the Anjanette Young Act that would ban no-knock warrants and largely prohibit police officers from pointing guns at children sits in the House Rules Committee.
In Chicago, Police Supt. Larry Snelling has opposed a ban on no-knock warrants, and in 2024, a judge who oversees the federal consent decree bounding CPD declined to impose certain search warrant restrictions.
But outcry after the raid and Young’s efforts have led to a new CPD search warrant policy that stipulates police should only execute search warrants between 6 a.m. and 9 p.m., unless there’s an emergency. It requires officers to delay entry to give residents reasonable time to respond. It also acknowledges that search warrants can be “traumatic and intrusive” and requires officers to minimize trauma in various ways, such as “avoid[ing] intentionally pointing firearms at children.”
In her remarks, Young appeared to appeal to more conservative committee members who might feel her reform work makes her an enemy of the police.
“Over the past seven years, part of my healing journey has included collaborating with and learning from top officers within CPD,” Young said. “That work has reinforced my belief that accountability and collaboration are not opposite forces… My lived experience does not compromise my ability to be fair.”
Ald. Chris Taliaferro (29th), a former Chicago police sergeant and chair of the council’s police and fire panel, commended Young for her conciliatory tone.
“One of the things that I so respect about you is that you never took a moment to talk bad of our police department,” Taliaferro said. “After you’ve gone through the horrific situation that you did… you chose a path that is so much identifiable in your character, and that’s to look at policies: How can we change policies to make sure that this does not happen again?”
Alds. Silvana Tabares (23rd) and Anthony Napolitano (41st) voted against Young’s appointment.
Tabares, a staunch opponent of police oversight reform, took a sharp tone and raised her voice to admonish Young and appeared to partially blame violence against police on Young’s reform efforts.
“You’re before the committee today seeking an appointment to a commission borne out of the same movement that also saw the skyrocketing of attacks on police since its creation,” Tabares said. “We need individuals who are avoiding dangerous, anti-police rhetoric that incites violence.”
Mayor Brandon Johnson, who campaigned on passing an ordinance in Young’s name to outright ban no-knock warrants, selected Young for the nomination. Her appointment still requires full council approval.
If approved, Young would be one of seven commissioners responsible for drafting and reviewing policies for the police department, as well as the policies of two other agencies involved in police oversight.
She would also have some sway over who leads CPD, with the ability to recommend a police superintendent’s hiring or firing.
If she wins full council backing, Young would assume her role after the current commissioner’s term expires in June.
Angelique Guzman, a senior in high school and intern for 40th Ward Ald. Andre Vasquez, was also nominated to fill one of two required youth commissioner positions on the police oversight panel.
Guzman was raised by her grandparents after her father died when she was 2. Her uncle also died due to “cartel violence,” she said.
“I want to serve the people of this city by helping to ensure that our police department and our public safety systems represent the best ideas based on evidence, research and community interest,” Guzman said.
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