After three years leading Glencoe’s public safety team, Director Sean Loughran, a nearly 27-year veteran of the Chicago Police Department, has stepped down from his post, according to a message from Village Manager Phil Kiraly.
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Regarding the public safety office transition, Kiraly wrote to community members Sept. 23 that Loughran left the role due to “family obligations.” His last day in the position was Sept. 22.
Glencoe is one of the rare law enforcement departments in Illinois — Rosemont is another — where officers are cross-trained for police, firefighter and medical first responder duties.
In his resignation letter, obtained by Pioneer Press, Loughran said that it had become apparent that he was “no longer the ideal person to lead the Public Safety Department.”
“I am saddened by this realization,” Loughran wrote, “as I firmly believe in the Department’s mission, the top-tier service it provides for the community, and its dedicated members.”
“However, it is always important to recognize when it’s time to leave, and that time has come.”
Loughran noted in the letter that his decision to resign came after recent events that “significantly overshadowed critical milestones in the lives of my children, which is inexcusable as a father and a husband.”
Loughran highlighted the strides the public safety team made during his tenure, including improving staff morale, training, internal support and department-wide professionalism.
Kiraly wrote in his public message that Loughran was vital in streamlining recruitment of officers, expanding safety and security coordination within District 35 and other local institutions and developing mental health support programs for staff.
He is also credited with establishing the Glencoe Public Safety Foundation, a nonprofit created to support crime prevention and emergency response enhancements within the village.
The resignation letter requested use of Loughran’s accumulated vacation and personal days at the time of his leave, which the village later approved, Kiraly confirmed.
Loughran did not immediately respond to a Pioneer Press request to provide further comment on his resignation or where he is headed next.
“I am grateful for the many positive contributions Sean made in his three years here in Glencoe, both for the department and for the village as a whole,” Kiraly wrote in a statement to Pioneer Press.
“He has set the organization on a strong foundation, and I know we are in good hands as he steps away.”
Kiraly has appointed current Deputy Chief Andy Perley to serve as interim public safety director until Loughran’s successor is found, according to a village announcement about the transition.
Perley joined the Glencoe department in 2008 and has served in the role of deputy chief since 2022.
Per previous reports, Loughran was hired to lead Glencoe’s Public Safety Department from a group of more than 60 applicants from 15 states.
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His nearly three-decade-spanning career at the Chicago Police Department is perhaps what made him the top contender for the position, having held the post of deputy chief, Office of the First Deputy Superintendent, among others, according to previous reports.
At the time of his appointment, Loughran had a starting salary of $194,000, Kiraly previously told Pioneer Press.