Forty-four prospective candidates have submitted applications to become the next permanent superintendent of the Chicago Police Department, according to the city agency tasked with vetting those bids.
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The Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability said in a statement Monday that, between Aug. 27 and Sept. 24, 44 applications were submitted by a diverse range of potential candidates, including several current and former CPD members and others “who have held high-ranking law enforcement leadership positions in major cities,” according to the CCPSA.
“The next phase is really about getting to know these candidates as leaders — how they make difficult decisions, how they work with communities and officers, and whether they understand what it takes to lead CPD at this moment,” CCPSA President Remel Terry said in a statement. “That’s the work we’re looking forward to beginning.”
The agency retained Ralph Andersen & Associates to assist in recruiting and reviewing candidates, and CCPSA has until Nov. 12 to submit three finalists for the position to Mayor Brandon Johnson.
During listening sessions across the city, Chicago residents told CCPSA commissioners that the next superintendent must commit to address a range of urgent concerns, from quality-of-life issues on the South and West sides, to more thorough training of police officers and fuller adherence to the consent decree. Others called for a transparent investigation into the Police Department’s relationship with Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.