Steger appoints new police chief

Photo credit: Village of Richton Park

Richton Park’s deputy police chief has been tapped as Steger’s new top cop. Steger Mayor Ken Peterson appointed Carl Mormann police chief during tonight’s village board meeting, with trustees unanimously ratifying the appointment.

Mormann, a 28-year veteran of the Richton Park Police Department, will be sworn in at the July 7 village board meeting. Peterson explained the new chief “needs two weeks in order to make a transition…” Please click here to read Dennis Sullivan’s story in the Eastern Will County News.