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>>> NOW TO OUR TOP STORY, TONIGHT, CHICAGO IS ONE STEP CLOSER TO GETTING A NEW POLICE SUPERINTENDENT.

THE COMMISSION WILL ANNOUNCE THE THREE SUPERINTENDENT FINALISTS .

CHICAGO TONIGHT HERNANDEZ IS OUTSIDE KENNEDY KING COLLEGE ON THE SOUTH SIDE WITH THE COMMISSION PLANS TO ANNOUNCE THEIR PICS.

THIS HAS BEEN A VERY LONG PROCESS.

WHAT IS THE LATEST?

>>> THAT IS RIGHT, THE COMMISSION IS 100 AND 20 DAYS POSTING COMMUNITY MEETINGS ALL ACROSS THE CITY.

I HAD A CHANCE TO SPEAK TO ONE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION ABOUT THIS JOURNEY AND SHE TELLS ME THE FOCUS ON LISTENING TO HUNDREDS OF CHICAGOANS.

>>> I THINK IT IS ALSO SOME THINGS THAT WE HAVE NOT SEEN.

THIS IS AN HISTORIC MOMENT.

WE HAVE NOT HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO THE LARGE.

OFFICERS SAY THIS IS THE FIRST TIME ANYONE HAS ASKED US WHAT WE HAVE WANTED.

CAN YOU IMAGINE?

THIS IS THE FIRST TIME ANYONE HAS COME TO ASK THAT QUESTION.

>> Reporter: WE KNOW THAT 54 PEOPLE APPLIED FOR THE POSITION AND THE COMMUNITY FOR PUBLIC SAFETY AND ACCOUNTABILITY NARROWED IT DOWN TO THESE SIX CANDIDATES.

FIVE OF THE SIX HAVE TIES TO THE CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT AND SHAWN BARNES IS THE ONLY CANDIDATE CURRENTLY SERVING AS A POLICE CHIEF.

ANOTHER THING TERRY MENTIONED LEARNING THROUGH THIS PROCESS IS THAT CHICAGO POLICE OFFICERS WANT THE SAME QUALITIES AND FOCUSES ON REBUILDING THE PEERAGE THE BRIDGE BETWEEN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE COMMUNITY.

>> THEY WANT SOMEONE WHO IS IN THIS POSITION WHO CAN LEAD THE ENTIRE CITY OF CHICAGO, WHO IS FOCUSED ON EQUITY, FOCUSED ON BUILDING AND ESTABLISHING TRUST WHERE THERE HAS NEVER BEEN THAT TRUST.

>> Reporter: WE ARE TOLD THEY MET TODAY TO VOTE AND THE COMMISSION WILL MAKE AN AMOUNT THAT WITHIN THE HOUR AT A PRESS CONFERENCE INSIDE OF KENNEDY KING COLLEGE.

MAYOR BRANDON JOHNSON WILL HAVE ALREADY DAYS TO APPOINT ONE CANDIDATE FOR THE JOB OR ASK FOR LEGISLATIVE CANDIDATES FROM THE COMMISSION.

AND THEN THE CITY COUNCIL HAS UNTIL OCTOBER THE 12th TO GET THE GREEN LIGHT ON JOHN'S NOMINATION.

THIS IS A VERY SMALL PART WE DO AS A COMMISSION.

MY HOPE IS THAT PEOPLE STAY ENGAGED BECAUSE WHAT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE IS THAT EVEN AFTER HE SUPERINTENDENT IS SELECTED, AND AUTHORITY THAT MANY PEOPLE DO NOT REALIZE WE HAVE IF WE FIND THE INDIVIDUAL IS NOT DOING A GREAT JOB ON BEHALF OF CHICAGOANS, WE CAN VOTE NO CONFIDENCE WHICH WE THEN REQUIRE A HEARING WITH CITY COUNCILMEMBERS.

>> Reporter: IT IS A LINK THE PROCESS BUT ONE OF THE COMMISSIONERS SAYS IT IS DIFFERENT THAN PRIOR SEARCHES.

AS I MENTIONED, THE ANNOUNCEMENT WILL BE TAKING PLACE INSIDE OF THIS COLLEGE.

IT WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC