The Chicago Police Board intends to unveil its three finalists for the CPD superintendent job at a special meeting Wednesday.
The three names will then be sent to Mayor Lori Lightfoot, the former president of the board, who will select one for the permanent job.
The Chicago Sun-Times reported earlier this month that the three finalists will be among these four candidates: former Dallas Police Chief David Brown; Sean Malinowski, a former chief of detectives for the Los Angeles Police Department; Aurora Police Chief Kristen Ziman, who recently tested positive for COVID-19; and CPD Deputy Chief Ernest Cato.
In January, the board announced it received 23 applications for the job.
Charlie Beck, the former chief of the Los Angeles Police Department, has served as interim superintendent since December when former Supt. Eddie Johnson was fired weeks before his scheduled retirement. Johnson was with the department for more than 30 years.
Lightfoot said she ousted Johnson because Johnson lied to her about an embarrassing drinking and driving incident in October near his home in Bridgeport. The city’s Office of the Inspector General is still investigating.
The selection of a permanent superintendent comes as Chicago continues to grapple with entrenched gun violence. Through mid-March, killings in the city were up 43% over 2019.
