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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Mitchell Armentrout

OEMC chief Rich Guidice retiring

Rich Guidice, executive director of the city’s Office of Emergency Management and Communications, is retiring. (Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times file)

Rich Guidice, the man who has overseen public safety operations at major events across Chicago for the past four years, is retiring, city officials announced Thursday.

Guidice, 54, has served as executive director of the city’s Office of Emergency Management and Communications since 2019, coordinating efforts among numerous agencies in preparation for everything from snowstorms and COVID-19 to Lollapalooza and the Taste of Chicago.

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