McCarthy has been appointed the interim chief of Willow Springs Police Department. He's expected to be formally introduced at a news conference Thursday.
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Ex-CPD Supt. Garry McCarthy speaks after being named interim suburban police chief
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"We are confident in his leadership to oversee our police operations because he is an experienced and well-trained professional," Willow Springs Mayor Melissa Neddermeyer said in a press release.
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McCarthy will fill a vacancy left after Willow Springs' former police chief resigned, officials said.
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McCarthy served as Rahm Emanuel's first police superintendent from 2011 to 2015, but was forced out in the aftermath of the Laquan McDonald killing.
He also failed in a 2019 bid for Chicago mayor.