Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson selects CPD chief Larry Snelling to be next superintendent, capping the South Sider's rapid rise through the ranks
Mayor Brandon Johnson has selected Larry Snelling, the Chicago Police Department’s chief of the bureau of counterterrorism and a longtime instructor at the training academy, to serve as the next permanent superintendent. A South Side native who joined the department in 1992, Snelling, 54, is considered to be CPD’s preeminent expert on firearms and use-of-force tactics. His ascent to the top ...