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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Fran Spielman

Deputy mayor for public safety leaving Lightfoot administration after one year

Chicago City Hall, 121 N. LaSalle St. (Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times)

For the fourth time in three years, Mayor Lori Lightfoot is changing deputy mayors for public safety in the middle of a violent crime wave.

John O’Malley, who served with Lightfoot on the Chicago Police Board, is leaving City Hall after just one year on the job — even as the mayor enters a re-election campaign certain to be dominated by public safety concerns.

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