By John Dempsey, WLS-AM News
(CHICAGO) There is a delay in the process to release a list of finalists to replace Garry McCarthy as Chicago Police Superintendent.
The Chicago Police Board had hoped to publicly release a list of the three finalists for the job by the end of February, however the board failed to meet that deadline.
Now Police Board President Lori Lightfoot has issued a statement saying the board will release the list of the three finalists “as soon as possible.”
Lightfoot says “The diligence process continues”, and that “Out of respect for this confidential employment process, we have not and will not release any names or comment about people who may or may not have applied. We will only be releasing the names of the finalists. Until then, we will have no further comment.”
Mayor Rahm Emanuel forced McCarthy out in December following the release of a video showing white police officer Jason VanDyke shooting black teenager LaQuan McDonald to death. VanDyke has since been charged with murder.
Here is Lightfoot’s entire statement:
“We want to thank members of the public and the media for the continued interest in the Superintendent search. We believe that getting the best candidates to lead the Chicago Police Department at this moment in time is of the utmost importance. While the Police Board anticipated releasing to the public the names of the three finalists for Chicago’s next Police Superintendent by the end of February, the Board’s diligence process continues and we will make our recommendations as soon as possible. Out of respect for this confidential employment process, we have not and will not release any names or comment about people who may or may not have applied. We will only be releasing the names of the finalists. Until then, we will have no further comment.”
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