John Escalante

Trump cited a meeting he had with "a top police officer in Chicago who's not the police chief."

A City Council panel will meet as the Police Department is going through major personnel changes.

"We have to have a new level of accountability on the streets of Chicago," said Mayor Rahm Emanuel.  

Escalante headed the Chicago Police Department temporarily after Garry McCarthy was fired.  

"Trust happens on both sides," said Mayor Rahm Emanuel. "You have to earn it every day at every level."

KONKOL: "Independent" police watchdog huddled with Emanuel administration before City Council hearing.

A video posted to Facebook appears to show Pierre Loury's pants dangling over a fence.

The Public Safety Committee OK'd a "one-time temporary change" to make Eddie Johnson police chief.

African-American aldermen want to question the finalists, and Latinos joined that call Friday.

There is no "threat or nexus to Chicago concerning the Brussels incident," police said Tuesday.

Ald. George Cardenas called it "insulting and disrespectful" that the interim chief isn't a finalist.

Dwright Boone-Doty was also charged in the Oct. 18 slaying of Brianna Jenkins. 

At 43 murders and 187 gunshot victims, last month saw more than twice as much violence as February 2015.

Interim Supt. John Escalante was on his way to a meeting when he heard the call on the radio.

More than 780 Tasers are on their way to the city, nearly doubling the number of units available.