Chicago police Superintendent David Brown speaks to media during a news conference at police headquarters, Wednesday, May 26, 2021, on the police department's new draft of a foot pursuit policy.

CHICAGO – The top of the Chicago Police Division and the U.S. Lawyer for the Northern District of Illinois introduced their resignations Wednesday, hours after Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot misplaced her bid for reelection.

Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown is resigning efficient March 16, Lightfoot mentioned in a press release.

John Lausch, Jr., head of the U.S. Lawyer’s workplace in Chicago, is resigning efficient March 11, his workplace mentioned in a press release.

Information of the departures comes after Lightfoot didn’t win sufficient votes in Tuesday’s mayoral election to advance to an April runoff. Not one of the 9 candidates received a majority within the formally nonpartisan election.

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