City Council Unanimously Votes David Brown As Chicago Top Cop

CHICAGO — The City Council on Wednesday unanimously approved retired Dallas police chief David Brown's appointment as the city's new top cop.

Brown, who replaced Charlie Beck as interim police superintendent earlier this month, said he was "honored, very humbled" after aldermen voted 50-0 to approve Mayor Lori Lightfoot's appointment.

Brown emerged from a pool of 25 candidates including Chicago police deputy chief Ernest Cato and Aurora police chief Kristen Ziman as Lightfoot's pick for a permanent replacement for ousted police Supt. Eddie Johnson. Lightfoot abruptly fired Johnson last year, saying the former top cop lied to her about the night he was found slumped behind the wheel of his police vehicle.