Larry Snelling, the new pick to lead the Chicago Police Department, is inheriting a mandatory overhaul of the department’s culture and standards — a process that has moved so slowly over the past four years that it’s teetering on failure.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson announced Snelling as his pick for police superintendent on Sunday. If the pick is approved by City Council, Snelling will take over a department that much of the public doesn’t trust. The force also includes discontented officers scrambling to deal with elevated levels of gun violence.
