Chicago mayor makes pick for top cop

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Larry Snelling, shown in September 2021 as a deputy chief in the Chicago Police Department, is Mayor Brandon Johnson’s choice for the department’s permanent superintendent Tyler LaRiviere/Chicago Sun-Times

Larry Snelling, the Chicago Police Department’s 54-year-old counterterrorism chief, is Mayor Brandon Johnson’s choice to be the city’s new top cop.

Determined to improve rock-bottom police morale, Johnson chose the 29-year department veteran he apparently believes is best equipped to do just that over two other finalists.

In a statement posted on social media, Johnson said his selection of Snelling marks “a new chapter in our journey to create a better, stronger and safer Chicago.”

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