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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Fran Spielman

Arne Duncan pushes his plan to curb Chicago violence

Arne Duncan, a former U.S. Secretary of Education and co-founder of the anti-gun violence organization Chicago CRED, is shown in November speaking at an event where Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed an executive order declaring gun violence a public health crisis in the state. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times

The Chicago Police Department is “in crisis,” former U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Wednesday, pushing his plan to re-think the fundamental role of police to free “burned out” officers to spend more time solving violent crime.

Three weeks ago, Duncan told the Sun-Times he was being urged to run for mayor by business leaders concerned about Chicago’s future and cracked the door open to answering the call.

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