Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson’s transition team is moving fast to find a replacement or a leadership team to take over the Chicago Police Department on an interim basis.
Those being considered to replace departing Interim Supt. Eric Carter at least until Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson chooses a permanent superintendent include three former members of CPD’s leadership team.
With the transition underway for Chicago’s next mayor, Brandon Johnson, the top priority is finding a new police superintendent. A short list of possible.
While Brandon Johnson was not the candidate favored by many in law enforcement, Chicago’s next mayor has already begun the process of selecting the city’s next top cop. However, Johnson will have a more diminished role in the selection process than his predecessors.