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Interim Chicago Police Supt. Charlie Beck talks to NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski about his three-month tenure leading the department after Eddie Johnson was terminated.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced Thursday that she selected Dallas’ former police chief, David Brown, to be Chicago’s next police superintendent. “David Brown’s track record of integrity, honor and legitimacy exemplifies what it means to be a Chicago police officer,” Lightfoot said. “Through his nationally-recognized leadership and years of on-the-ground work to create a culture rooted in transparency, accountability and...

The Chicago Police Board announced its top three candidates for the position of Chicago Police superintendent, with sources saying Mayor Lori Lightfoot is expected to make her selection the following day.

The Chicago Police Board Wednesday announced its top three candidates for the position of Chicago Police superintendent, with sources saying Mayor Lori Lightfoot will make her selection on Thursday. NBC 5’s Kate Chappell has the story.

The Chicago Police Board will take its next step forward in the search for a new police superintendent Wednesday, as the board will hold a public meeting to nominate three candidates for the vacant position. The position, held on an interim basis by former Los Angeles Police Superintendent Charlie Beck since former Superintendent Eddie Johnson was relieved of his duties…

With hundreds of Chicago residents flocking to the lakefront to take advantage of warmer weather, Interim Chicago Police Superintendent Charlie Beck warned that officers will be forced to issue citations if residents continue to flout the state’s “stay-at-home” order. The order, in place until April 7 to help encourage social distancing in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, is a…

Interim Chicago Police Superintendent Charlie Beck warned that officers will be forced to issue citations if residents continue to flout the state’s “stay-at-home” order.

The Chicago Police Department plans to add 50 officers on CTA lines following several high profile crimes. NBC5’s Kye Martin reports.

Murders and shootings reported last month in Chicago increased compared to January 2019, according to statistics released by Chicago police. The 34 murders reported in January were a 55% increase from the 22 killings in the same month last year, Chicago police said in a statement Saturday. The department touted January 2019 as having the fewest murders the city had seen…

Chicago police Interim Supt. Charlie Beck announced major structural changes to the police department on Thursday, including moving some detectives from their regional offices to the city’s 22 police districts. NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski has the story.

Monday marked the deadline for interested candidates to apply to become Chicago’s next top cop, and Interim Superintendent Charlie Beck weighed in on what he believes is most important as the city searches for the right candidate. NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern reports.

The Chicago Police Board has received applications from 23 people who want to become the city’s next police superintendent, officials said Monday.

Monday marked the deadline for interested candidates to apply to become Chicago’s next top cop, and Interim Superintendent Charlie Beck weighed in on what he believes is most important as the city searches for the right candidate. During a speech at the City Club of Chicago, Beck said that he believes the new superintendent should view their job not...

Chicago’s interim police superintendent is discontinuing a so-called merit promotion system that rank-and-file cops have long complained rewards officers for who they know and not what skills they have to do the job. In a letter to the 13,400-member department obtained by the Chicago Tribune, Interim Superintendent Charlie Beck said Tuesday he’s heard that many officers have been “dissatisfied and discouraged”...

NBC 5’s Christian Farr has new details after former Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson made a statement following his ouster from the department.

Read the full statement below. Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson broke his silence after being fired from his job as the city’s top cop over what the mayor called “intolerable actions.”  Johnson denied the Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s allegations that he “intentionally mislead” her and the public on what happened when he was found slumped behind the wheel of a car on Oct....

Read the full statement below. Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson has released a statement after he was fired from his job as the city’s top cop one month before his planned retirement.  “I am making this public statement today, my first as the former superintendent of the Chicago Police Department,” he wrote. “I am of course disappointed that I could not...

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announces unexpected firing of Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson. 

Murders reported last month in Chicago were down from November 2018, according to statistics released by Chicago police.