Chicago police chief, U.S. attorney resign after Mayor Lori Lightfoot loses reelection
CHICAGO – The head of the Chicago Police Department and the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois announced their resignations Wednesday, hours after Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot lost her bid for reelection. Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown is resigning effective March 16, Lightfoot said in a statement. He turns 63 in October of this year – the mandatory retirement age for Chicago police officers. John Lausch Jr., head of the U.S. Attorney's office in Chicago, is resigning effective March 11, his office said in a statement. Appointed by former President Donald Trump, Lausch oversaw an initial review of President Joe Biden's handling of classified documents and had previously indicated his intention to leave the office.
