Supt. Johnson to IG Ferguson: CPD not 'rudderless and ineffective'

An essay published in the Sun-Times by city Inspector General Joe Ferguson regarding the murder of a schoolteacher who taught his children has drawn a response from Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson. Johnson says there shouldn’t be ‘criticizing from the sidelines’ and says CPD is not ‘rudderless.’

By Eddie Johnson - 34 mins ago

Related stories:

Related stories:

Chicago's Amazon bid includes $2.25 billion incentive package

Looking west towards the old Chicago main post office Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017. Tim Boyle/For the Sun-Times

Looking west towards the old Chicago main post office Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017. Tim Boyle/For the Sun-Times The incentive package pales by comparison to the $9 billion that New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie offered in hopes of luring Amazon to Newark.

By Fran Spielman - 2 hours ago

BROWN: Not quite Felix and Oscar, but hurricane lodging was a bit odd

Julia Nazario, mayor of Loiza, Puerto Rico, thanks U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez as he begins unloading supplies for hurricane victims that were purchased with funds donated to the Puerto Rican Agenda in Chicago. | Mark Brown/Sun-Times

Julia Nazario, mayor of Loiza, Puerto Rico, thanks U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez as he begins unloading supplies for hurricane victims that were purchased with funds donated to the Puerto Rican Agenda in Chicago. | Mark Brown/Sun-Times Gutierrez and I have known each other since his first run for alderman in 1986, and we get along, but we aren’t friends.

By Mark Brown - 7 mins ago

In other news

Trending in Chicago

Politics/City Hall

Rauner launches re-election bid, vows to keep fighting corruption
Trump denies he forgot name of fallen soldier during call with widow
ADDS TRUMP'S RESPONSE TO REP. WILSON - In this Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017, frame from video, Myeshia Johnson cries over the casket of her husband, Sgt. La David Johnson, who was killed in an ambush in Niger, upon his body's arrival in Miami. President Donald Trump told the widow that her husband "knew what he signed up for," according to Rep. Frederica Wilson, who said she heard part of the conversation on speakerphone. In a Wednesday morning tweet, Trump said Wilson's description of the call was "fabricated." (WPLG via AP)
Voter advocates push Illinois to exit multistate database
FILE - In this March 18, 2014 file photo, voters cast their ballots in Hinsdale, Ill. Voter rights advocates are suddenly pushing Illinois election officials to withdraw from a longtime multi-state voter registration database over questions of accuracy, security and voter suppression. They're also raising fresh questions about the head of the program, controversial Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach who's also helping run President Donald Trump's voter fraud commission. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)
Why (almost) no one is charged with gun-trafficking in Illinois
Feds: Put convicted Chicago cop in prison for eight years
Police Officer Marco Proano leaves the Dirksen Federal building Monday, August 28, 2017.| Kevin Tanaka/For the Sun Times
A month later, Puerto Rico still struggling to get electricity back
In this Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017 photo, a brigade from the Electric Power Authority repairs distribution lines damaged by Hurricane Maria in the Cantera community of San Juan, Puerto Rico. The storm struck after the Authority had filed for bankruptcy in July, put off maintenance and had finished dealing with outages from Hurricane Irma. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti)
Jeff Bezos, Ken Griffin among those Rahm Emanuel emailed this year
NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 14: Jeff Bezos, chief executive officer of Amazon, listens during a meeting of technology executives and President-elect Donald Trump at Trump Tower, December 14, 2016 in New York City. This is the first major meeting between President-elect Trump and technology industry leaders. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 687417133
Gov. Bruce Rauner denies he made request to keep legal battle secret
Illinois Gov.r Bruce Rauner, calls on Illinois Senate President John Cullerton, D-Chicago, to send Senate Bill 1 to his desk as he is surrounded by members of the Republican caucus during a news conference on the first day of a special session on education funding at the state Capitol, Wednesday, July 26, 2017, in Springfield, Ill. (Justin Fowler/The State Journal-Register via AP) ORG XMIT: ILSPR105
Rauner’s $1.2B tech hub plan: Boon to city — or to re-election bid?
Gov. Bruce Rauner announces the public-private partnership to develop “The 78,” a 62-acre development site on the Chicago Pier on October 19, 2017. | Max Herman/For the Sun-Times.
Battle of billionaires: Pritzker and pal of Rauner make Forbes' cut

Chicago News

Sports

Politics

The Watchdogs

Entertainment

Columnists

Opinion

Lifestyles