Crime & Safety
Oak Forest's Top Cop a Finalist for Chief Position in Champaign
Oak Forest Police Chief Greg Anderson is one of four candidates in final interviews for police chief of Champaign, Illinois.
Gregory Anderson might be leaving for a new chief position, in Champaign, Illinois.
Anderson is one of four candidates in final consideration to replace retiring Champaign Police Chief R.T. Finney, according to the News-Gazette. The four will be interviewed next week by members of a 24-person advisory board. On Dec. 8, they will have a televised "conversation with the candidates." During the public event, each will issue personal statements and answer pre-determined questions from citizens.
The other three finalists are:
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- Urbana assistant chief of police Anthony Cobb
- St. Louis police Lt. Col. Antoinette Filla
- East Lansing, Mich., police Capt. Kim Johnson
Champaign officials hope to have selected a new chief of police by early January, the News-Gazette report states.
Anderson was
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