CHICAGO (AP) — The public will get a chance to speak about who they want to be Chicago’s next police superintendent.
In a news release, Chicago Police Board President Lori Lightfoot says the public will be allowed to offer their views during a Jan. 12 board meeting on the selection of a replacement for former Superintendent Garry McCarthy. McCarthy was forced by Mayor Rahm Emanuel to resign after the November release of a video of a white police officer shooting black teenager Laquan McDonald 16 times.
Since the video’s release, many in the city have angrily demanded changes in the department and activists and others have pushed to be included in the process of selecting a new superintendent.
The board will nominate three candidates for the mayor to choose from.