Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel said Thursday that he hopes to have his City Hall team, including a new police superintendent and Chicago Public Schools chief, lined up when he's sworn in May 16.
To speed up a process that can take months, Emanuel's transition team plans to submit its own recommendation for superintendent for the Chicago Police Board to vet.
"We'll be reviewing names, we're going to work through that process," Emanuel said. "My goal, because of the importance of the superintendent, is to have a name for" the board to look at.
A politically expedient approach that looks better than what Daley did (disregarding the Police Board recommendations entirely and appointing his own choice). It let's Rahm have a say-so in who he wants to run the place while appearing to give the Police Board a voice in what will essentially be the mayor's choice. The quote implies Rahm has a single choice - "a name" - and that name will have the full support of a guy who is used to having people fall into line with what he wants.
Iron rule. Let's hope it's the right name.
Iron rule. Let's hope it's the right name.