CPD to hire nearly 1,000 cops Posted on September 21, 2016 by Chicago 1 Chicago Chicago News & Search 1 News - 1 eMovies - 1 eMusic - 1 eBooks - 1 Search Search for: Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson announced the department will be hiring 970 new police officers over the next two years during a press conference at police headquarters Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 21, 2016. | Ashlee Rezin/For the Sun-Times 1 Chicago Chicago News & Search 1 News - 1 eMovies - 1 eMusic - 1 eBooks - 1 Search Search for: