Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department


The Superintendent of Police for the Chicago Police Department is the head of the Chicago Police Department.
The post is currently held by David Brown who first took office on April 15, 2020.
This position, in its current iteration, has existed as the head of the Chicago Police Department since 1960.

List of Superintendents

No.NameDates in officeMayoral administration
1Orlando WilsonMarch 2, 1960–July 1, 1967Richard J. Daley
2James B. Conlisk, JrNovember 1, 1973–July 1967Richard J. Daley
3James M. RochfordFebruary 11, 1974–October 11, 1977Richard J. Daley
Michael A. Bilandic
4James E. O’GradyApril 10, 1978–April 25, 1979Michael A. Bilandic
Jane Byrne
5Richard J. BrzeczekJanuary 11, 1980–April 29, 1983Jane Byrne
6Fred Rice, Jr.August 27, 1983–November 1, 1987Harold Washington
7LeRoy MartinNovember 18, 1987–April 12, 1992David Orr
Eugene Sawyer
Richard M. Daley
8Matt L. RodriguezApril 13, 1992–December 1, 1997Richard M. Daley
9Terry G. HillardFebruary 18, 1998–April 18, 2003Richard M. Daley
10Philip J. ClineOctober 6, 2003–April 2, 2007Richard M. Daley
11Jody P. WeisFebruary 1, 2008–March 1, 2011Richard M. Daley
12Garry McCarthyMay 11, 2011–December 1, 2015Richard M. Daley
Rahm Emanuel
13Eddie T. JohnsonApril 13, 2016–December 2, 2019Rahm Emanuel
14David BrownApril 15, 2020–presentLori Lightfoot