Monday is the deadline for those interested in becoming Chicago's next Top Cop. While Philadelphia's Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey removed himself this week from the running, it's expected there will be a healthy competition of those who want the job. Some are Chicagoans, some are not. After the written applications are read, the nine-member Police Board will hold interviews for perhaps 10 candidates. The board will then present three choices to Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel for his final choice.
Included in the application -- four letters of recommendation and answers to four essay questions. Also, the Police Board is trying to predict ahead of time how the next superintendent might handle a legal crisis. Those interested must answer the question, "Have you ever invoked the 5th Amendment, and why?" Police experts are calling it the Phil Cline question.
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The going salary seems to be between $330,00 and $400,000 per year. Plus car, condo, and who knows what else.