Chicago’s Top Cop Says He’s Retiring
From Times Wire Reports
Police Supt. Terry Hillard, who was Chicago’s first black chief of detectives before taking the top spot, said he will retire in August after turning 60.
Hillard, a 35-year veteran, has been superintendent for five years. He will retire Aug. 15.
Hillard said he was proud of improved community relations and of the department’s technological advances under his leadership.
Chicago’s homicides rose to 665 from 2000 to 2001, surpassing any other U.S. city’s rate. The number fell slightly in 2002.
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