Ex-Cop Tapped for Streets and San Commissioner

" Mayor Rahm Emanuel has tapped the shoulder of a 34-year-veteran of the Chicago Police Department to clean up the streets of Chicago.

Charles Williams is Emanuel's pick for Commissioner of the Department of Streets and Sanitation to replace Tom Byrne, who currently holds the position, according to a press release from the mayor's office on Saturday.

“Charles admirably served the Police Department in a variety of roles, earning many accolades as he rose through the ranks to become Deputy Superintendent," Emanuel stated in the release. "I am confident that his experiences will serve him well in his new position.”

Byrne, who is leaving the department to be director of park services, safety and security for the Chicago Park District, will help with Williams' transition, the release said. "

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