Chicago Police Chief Resigns Following Ousting of Lori Lightfoot

The Chicago chief of police has announced his resignation following Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s failed bid for reelection. “Today, Superintendent David O. Brown informed me that he would be resigning as Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department effective March 16. I accepted his resignation,” Lightfoot said in a March 1 statement. “I personally want to thank him for his service to our city. First Deputy Eric Carter will be appointed as interim superintendent until the new Mayor is sworn into office,” she added. “We ask the Community Commission for Public Safety...