Chicago mayor gets his man: Council backs choice to lead police
Source: Reuters
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel got his way on Wednesday when the city council approved his choice to lead a police department that faces a federal investigation and racism accusations.
The council unanimously approved Emanuel's candidate, Eddie Johnson, two weeks after he was named interim chief in a bid to rebuild the city's trust in police.
"Well, we can strike the word interim," Emanuel, looking at Johnson, said immediately following the council vote.
The tarnished image of Chicago's police has been a political liability for Emanuel, who defied calls to resign last year after days of protests over a white officer's fatal shooting of black teenager Laquan McDonald, after video of the 2014 shooting was released.
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World | Wed Apr 13, 2016 3:02pm EDT
CHICAGO | BY JUSTIN MADDEN
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