EPD Chief Schenita Stewart named Illinois Police Chief of the Year - Evanston RoundTable
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The Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police (ILACP) selected Evanston Police Department Chief Schenita Stewart as the 2025 ILACP Police Chief of the Year. She’s the first woman to receive this honor.Honored and humbledStewart shifted the focus to others when asked to comment about her award.“I’m honored and humbled,” she said. “I’m very fortunate to have a great city manager, Luke Stowe. I think it’s easy to work in partnership with his vision and what his goals are for what we do.“One of the things I was impressed with during our one-on-one interview was, we lined up with what we’re looking for for this city and how to best provide services … when it came to morale, staffing, officer wellness, alternative responses, whatever it was going to be to provide the best for the city, we were in line. And it was his expectation that I would succeed and that I would have his continued support.“We’re always looking to get better at what we do and providing the best service as one city team to...