[remote or in person] Committee on Police and Fire

Chicago City Council
Criminal Justice

121 N La Salle St, Chicago, Illinois 60602 Chicago, IL 60602 (Directions)

City Hall, 2nd floor, Council Chambers

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Other notes and pre-research resources At this meeting, alders will meet with Larry Snelling, Mayor Brandon Johnson’s appointee for Chicago Police Department Superintendent. If the committee votes to recommend approval of his nomination, the matter will head to the next full City Council meeting for a final vote.

  • Block Club Chicago: Who is Larry Snelling? Chicago’s Next Police Superintendent is the ‘Son of Englewood’
  • South Side Weekly: Larry Snelling Was Implicated in ’97 Corruption Scheme
  • Past Documenters coverage of meetings where Snelling’s appointment was discussed: https://chicago.documenters.org/documents/?search=snelling
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Reporting

Edited and summarized by the Chicago - IL Documenters Team

Note-taking by Katrina Ann Herring

Alders on the Committee on Police and Fire recommended approval of Larry Snelling as the Chicago Police Department’s next superintendent.

Live reporting by Kate Linderman

Alders on the Committee on Police and Fire recommended approval of Larry Snelling as the Chicago Police Department’s next superintendent.

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I’ll be live tweeting today’s Chicago City Council Committee on Police and Fire meeting starting at 1 p.m. Follow along for updates @Chidocumenters #Chidocumenters

12:45 PM Sep 22, 2023 CDT

Agency Information

Chicago City Council

The Chicago City Council is the legislative branch of the government of the City of Chicago and consists of the Mayor and Aldermen elected from each of the City’s fifty wards. Source

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