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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

There's a new police superintendent in Chicago. The city council chose the ex-counterterrorism head

Pat Nabong/Sun-Times

Chicago's City Council unanimously confirmed Larry Snelling as the city's police superintendent Wednesday, elevating the department's counterterrorism chief to lead a department coping with a mixed bag of crime.

After the council approved Snelling by a 48-0 vote, City Clerk Anna Valencia administered the oath of office to him and interim department head Fred Waller pinned the superintendent’s star on his chest.

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