The number of semifinalists for the job of Chicago police superintendent has been whittled down to six by the Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability, which now has the task of producing three finalists by July 14 for Mayor Brandon Johnson, who has the final hiring decision. The new superintendent will inherit a department that’s significantly understaffed, grappling with low .
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The Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability, a new civilian oversight body charged with leading the search, has until July 14 to pick three finalists and deliver those names to Mayor Brandon Johnson.
Six people have been selected as semi-finalists in the search for the city’s next permanent police superintendent, sources familiar with the process told the Tribune Thursday. Five of the six have direct ties to the Chicago Police Department. The sixth is the chief of police in Madison, Wisc., who was previously an employee of the Civilian Office of Police Accountability. The Community .