~ . f 1','4Srfl:[\!R GEl'ic ' \l.l~"~' lc\"r \)R GtllFR i ,\.S Ol',\-'lCf Ol2 _ ')f\l)-23 t 1..\U?-! S~:~w i ck ::> \ u U ,,,,\ 1\1 THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 2011 I Questions? Call 1-800-TRIBUNE I 24 hours at ehicagotribune.eom l illar- Potential applicants could to make sure that whoever is Real drama starts come from the top ranks, in­ coming from the system is not cluding Assistant Superintend­ going to protect the system." as spotlight falls ent James Jackson; Deputy Su­ Weis' outsider status came with perintendent Ernest Brown; Eu­ a cost, some say. While hired with on potential top gene W1lliams, a chief; Thomas a mandate to restore a sense of Byrne, chief of detectives; Nick trust in police after several scan­ cop candidates Roti, chief of the organized crime dals, he never shook the label division; Joe Patterson, a deputy "outsider" and his relationship By Almte SWeeney, J.ellll' chief in the organized crime divi­ with the union was tense. Gome.. and Cynthia Dtzike. sion; John Escalante, deputy "1 think that the sense among TRIBUNE REPORTERS chief ofArea 5; and Al Wysinger, a officers is that he really new!' deputy chief in the detective divi­ made any adaptations to assimi· Eight years after he retired as sion. late into the police culture in Chicago police superintendent, Other possibilities include for­ Chicago," sa.id Arthur Lurigio, a Terry Hillard returned Wednes­ mer top insiders such as Hiram psychology and crinlinaJ justice nay to the South Side head­ Grau and Charles Wllliams, who professor at Loyola University quarters to fill in as the depart­ were finalists for superintendent Chicago. "He was a highly con­ ment's interim boss, a day after when Weis was hired, as well as trolled, highly trained profes­ Jody Weis left office. Charles Ramsey, who was a fmal­ sional. Not to say you don't need Now the real drama begins: ist when Hillard was selected in that as a superintendent, but you Who will succeed Weis on a 1998. need to cOlmect with people on the permanent basis? Ramsey, who is police commis­ visceral level. " Hillard, who attended meetings sioner in Philadelphia, said Connecting with people is with command staff, told report­ ANTONIO PEREZITRIBUNE PHOTO Wednesday that he has not been something that Hillard is lauden ers he expects to nm the depart­ Interim pollee Superintendent Terry Hillard's first day back on the job contacted by Emanuel's transi­ for, said several police officials ment for about 2 1/2 months brought Immediate questions about who would succeed him. tionteam. who described him as a listener before Mayor-€lect Rahm Emanu­ Another is Michael Shields, a and a professional. el selects a permanent replace­ superintendent has yet to be set. mittee is (set) up in the coming former deputy superintendent Hillard, 67, said Wednesday that ment. By city ordinance, the Chicago days, reviewing candidates will who is head of security for Chi­ he was stunned to have been The names of several potential Police Board recommends three be one of its objectives," said Ben cago Public Schools and has asked by the mayor to (lversee the . successors were being whispered candidates from which the mayor LaBolt, Emanuel's spokesman. drawn attention because he is a transition. as crystal-ball gazing began in can choose. But Daley passed over "But, of course, we will follow the cousin of first lady Michelle Oba­ He spent his first nay meeting earnest. But this time it comes the board's choices in 2008 when process that the law lays out." mao with command staff to get a sense with the added intrigue of he hired Weis. Emanuel, who made it clear Community groups were al­ of what, if any, problems they af(' whether Emanuel will follow "The timeline will be deter­ during the election that he would ready watching the process with having, particularly with a hiring Mayor Richard Daley and pick an mined over the next several weeks replace Weis, contacted the super­ some saying the next superin­ freeze that has depleted the ranks. outsidel~ like Weis, who was a in conjunction with the mayor­ intendent on Sunday to ask him to tendent must continue what they He also intends to tackle deploy­ career FBI agent when he took elect's transition team," said stay until Emanuel is sworn in as saw as Weis' hard-line message of ment plans for the smnmer, the office in early 2008. Emanuel was board President Demetrius Car­ mayor May 16. confronting police wrongdoing. dty's most violent season. the only major mayoral candidate ney. Daley also had wanted Weis to "The neighborhood needs to not to commit to pick an insider to Next week Emanuel is expected stay during this interim period, feel that the new superintendent Tribune reporters Kristen Mack succeed Weis. to decide who on his transition but Weis left office Tuesday, when is not going to be a protector of and Hal Dardick contribllted. "The names are being thrown team will oversee public safety his contract expired, saying it police when they are wrong," said around fast and furious," said issues and the selection of a new would be "selfish" to remain the Rev. Michael Pfleger, who had as we(mey~I'.tribun(' . com Ald. Robert Fioretti, 2nd. superintendent. while he pursued other career concerns about an insider being jgomer(lI;tri bune.com But the process to pick the next "When the public safety com- opportunities. hired. "My worry is that yon have cdiz;kes (a~ frih(1I1t'.com /' .' $1,00 CITy & SUBURBS, $1.25 ELSEWHERE-164TH YEAR NO. 62 0 CHICAGO TRIBUNE 1 allies' secret thanks to controversial quirks in Aligned with mayor-elect, fundraising laws. And aldermen get the help they seek without pro-business organization appearing beholden to anyone. The leader of the group, For A spends big in council races Goldner Better Chicago, said there has been no coordination with Eman· 8J' DavId KIdwell, ing money on aldermanic candi­ uel's campaign but acknowledged Hal Dardlck dates whose support Emanuel the group is working to get a u.cI JobD Cbue needs to push his agenda. pro-business, pro-Emanuel coun· TRIBUNE REPORTERS Eight of the candidates en­ cil elected. dorsed by the group now face "We're very supportive ofRahm A secretly funded political AprilS runoff elections, and since and what he wants to accomplish group aligned with RalunEmanu­ his victory, Emanuel has offered and want to continue to drive and el has donated more than $445,000 his own help to seven of them, the push him to follow through - and to aldermanic candidates to help candidates told the Tribune. help move those same agenda the mayor-elect in a high-stakes It's a convergence with few items through the City Council," battie over control of City Hall. fingerprints and many political said Greg Goldner, a veteran Emanuel publicly steered clear benefits. Chicago political consultant who of all but a few City Council races Emanuel, sensitive to any sug­ managed Emanuel'S successful on his way to an overwhelming gestion he is a power broker like 2002 bid for Congress. "His cam­ victory last week. At the same outgoing Mayor Richard Daley, paign commitments and positions Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel says there Is no coordination between his time, the group led by his former gains potential council allies. The campaign and For A Better Chicago. NANCY STONElTRIBUNE PHOTO campaign manager was shower- donors keep their anonymity, Please turn to Page 10 Continued from Page 7 are very similar to ours." Emanuel has said he will support candidates who adopt his pro-reform agen­ da, but a campaign spokes­ man said Wednesday that help will come "directly through his own political committee." "The mayor-elect didn't have anything to do with the establishment of For A Better Chicago," said spokesman Ben LaBolt. "In fact, For A Better Chicago supported a number of al­ dermanic candidates who supported other candidates formayot:" Created after Daley an­ nounced he wasn't seeking re-election, For A Better Chicago is a nonprofit al­ lowed under federal law to protect the identity of its donors. The group formed a political action committee in December to support council candidates, and it was ftmded with $855,000 from the nonprofit. Goldner won't say who donated to the group. One public donor is David Her­ ro, a Gold Coast investment manager and major politi­ Investment cal donor who along with manager his live-in partner gave David Herro $10,000 directly to the politi­ donated to cal action committee - the Emanuel only donations traceable and For A under state campaign fi­ Better Chi­ nance law. The Dlinois Cam­ cago. paign for Political Reform fIled a complaint with state Better Chicago, so I decided elections authorities accus­ to give him some money." ing the group of evading Herro, who was named state disclosure law. this week to a committee "I was explaining to planning Emanuel's inau­ (Goldner) how important it gural festivities, also gave is to me that Rahm has a $65,000 directly to Emanuel good group of aldermen to and more than $90,000 to work with, a group that is individual council candi­ about reform," Herro said. dates. Herro said the agen­ "And then he told me what das of Emanuel and For A he was doing with For A Better Chicago are inter- twined. Chicago labor unions. backed Ald. Willie Cochran, "Envision two circles," All but one of the runoff 20th, who said he would like Herro said.