Known for his support of street cops, O’Grady initially was praised for targeting corruption but was later linked to corruption scandals.
During a 38-year career in law enforcement, James E. O’Grady was a second-generation Irish American police officer and then Chicago’s police superintendent for a year before later serving one term as Cook County sheriff.
“Jim was a great street cop a… [7853 chars]
Source: Chicago Tribune | Published: 2026-01-16T19:02:26Z
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