A day before Chicago’s embattled police superintendent steps down, the head of a new civilian commission tasked with finding his replacement vowed to find a “visionary” who can shepherd the department through “a time of great challenge and change” without bowing to an incoming mayor who will inevitably make the final pick.
Police Supt. David Brown’s tenure was marked by skyrocketing violent crime, low morale, controversial policy decisions and missteps on the city’s arduous road to reform.
