Quick Facts
Biography
Eddie T. Johnson is the Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department. He was born in Cabrini-Green Homes, public housing projects, located on the Near North Side of Chicago, Illinois and moved to the Washington Heights, where he still lives, at age 9.
Career
Johnson began his career in the Chicago Police Department in 1988 as a beat cop. He was appointed commander of the 6th district in 2008 and chief of patrol in 2012.
Rahm Emanuel endured controversy when appointing Johnson as his interim superintendent in 2016 considering Johnson was not one of the three finalists selected by the Chicago Police Board, and Johnson did not apply for the top job. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel named Johnson as the interim Police Chief on March 28, 2016, On April 13, 2016, a day after the Chicago City Council Public Safety Committee bypassed the Chicago Police Board with a fast-track vote, Johnson was officially sworn in as Chicago Police Superintendent after his nomination was approved unanimously by the Chicago City Council in a 50-0 vote.