Commission begins to seek public input on CPD superintendent search
CHICAGO (CBS) – On Tuesday evening, community members had their first chance to voice what they want to see in a new Chicago police superintendent.
The forum was scheduled for 6 p.m. in the Austin neighborhood at the Kehrein Center for the Arts. The Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability will pick a final three candidates to recommend to mayor-elect Brandon Johnson to permanently fill the job.
They commission said public input will be a big part of the process.
The public input process comes nearly a month after former Supt. David Brown stepped down, a move he announced he would make the day after Mayor Lori Lightfoot failed to make this month's runoff election.
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