--- description: Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel will announce a policing task force in the wake of protests over the shooting and killing of Laquan McDonald. title: Chicago Mayor Forms Police Task Force Following Shooting image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7cec4c5293d4c33a/69887339e20a877cd4a8e6db/rahm-emanuel.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Chicago Mayor Forms Police Task Force Following Laquan McDonald Shooting  by [Justin Worland](/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Senior Correspondent Dec 1, 2015 4:10 PM CUT  Rahm Emanuel speaks at the Aspen Ideas Festival 2015 in Aspen, CO on July 2, 2015. Rahm Emanuel speaks at the Aspen Ideas Festival 2015 in Aspen, CO on July 2, 2015.Riccardo S. Savi—WireImage  by [Justin Worland](/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Senior Correspondent Dec 1, 2015 4:10 PM CUT Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel will announce a policing task force in the wake of protests over the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald. The task force “will review the system of accountability, oversight and training that is currently in place for Chicago’s police officers,” according to a press release [reported](http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-police-task-force-20151130-story.html "undefined") in the Chicago _Tribune_. The panel will have four months to recommend changes to the Chicago Police Department. Protesters have called for the resignation of Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy following the release of a [video](http://time.com/4126670/chicago-releases-video-of-laquan-mcdonald-shooting/ "undefined") depicting McDonald being shot 16 times by police officer Jason Van Dyke. Van Dyke was [charged with murder](http://time.com/4129737/laquan-mcdonald-chicago-bond/ "undefined") and freed after posting a $150,000 bond. \[[_Chicago Tribune_](http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-police-task-force-20151130-story.html "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4130774/rahm-emanuel-police-task-force/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4130774/rahm-emanuel-police-task-force/"},"headline":"Chicago Mayor Forms Police Task Force Following Laquan McDonald Shooting","datePublished":"2015-12-01T16:10:26.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T12:59:45.430Z","description":"McDonald was shot 16 times by a police officer","url":"https://time.com/4130774/rahm-emanuel-police-task-force/","keywords":["Crime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7cec4c5293d4c33a/69887339e20a877cd4a8e6db/rahm-emanuel.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Justin Worland","jobTitle":"Senior Correspondent","url":"https://time.com/author/justin-worland/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7cec4c5293d4c33a/69887339e20a877cd4a8e6db/rahm-emanuel.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Aspen Institute Ideas Festival","caption":"Aspen Institute Ideas Festival","creditText":"Riccardo S. Savi—WireImage","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4130774/rahm-emanuel-police-task-force/","name":"Chicago Mayor Forms Police Task Force Following Laquan McDonald Shooting"}}]}] ```