Stroking the public - Chicago Police Board wants public input in search for new Chicago police superintendent - OK, I say Jon Burge! Anybody second my motion?

Chicagoans will get an opportunity to weigh in on the search for a new police superintendent and their priorities for Garry McCarthy’s replacement — but only if they can jam their thoughts into a two-minute speech.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s revamped Police Board will solicit input from everyday Chicagoans at a two-hour public hearing next week.

It’s part of the uphill battle to restore public trust shattered by the Laquan McDonald shooting video and the more recent fatal shootings by police of 19-year-old Quintonio LeGrier and 55-year-old Bettie Jones.

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