Sneed Heats Up the Rumor Mill

Not unexpected, but as usual during a transition:

• Sneed hears Police Supt. Jody Weis, whose tour in office has been pockmarked by brickbats and patches of praise, has been asked to stay on past his contract date.
  
  Translation: Weis, whose contract is up March 1, is expected to stay until May 16, Mayor Daley’s last day in office.
  
  The kicker: Is there some reluctance to put it in writing?

Of course there's some reluctance. If there was a contract, this couldn't happen:

• Obama drama: The hottest rumor floating around the police department: Former deputy police Supt. Mark Shields, a cousin of first lady Michelle Obama — whom Weis promoted and then demoted — would be named interim police superintendent by Mayor Daley until his successor names a replacement. (Shields is now head of security for the Chicago Public Schools.)

And confirmation on Brust leaving:

• Meanwhile, Peter Brust, an FBI veteran hired by Weis as deputy superintendent of professional standards, is leaving for the private sector — and is being replaced by former IAD chief Debra Kirby, who created the department’s domestic violence response — ascending to the second-highest-ranking female in the police department.

And of course, there are the rats in the shadows positioning themselves to continue the Department's pain (from the comment section):

• 3M has been working the circuit and burning up the phone lines trying to secure a top spot on the CPD.
  
  Well, it looks like he may have succeeded. 3M has been rubbing elbows with Rahm who is impressed by the Boy Wonder.
  
  There are rumors of some imminent moves. If Roussell and Ray Ray move up then we will know 3M is running the ship.

It sure looks like Rahm is writing off the police vote if this is happening. We wonder what his internal polls are showing.