St. Charles has announced its likely pick for police chief, according to a news release from the city on Friday.
Daniel J. Likens is set to take over the post beginning in September, the city said.
Likens comes from the Illinois State Police, where he served as a lieutenant colonel and the assistant deputy director for the Division of Criminal Investigations Statewide Investigative Command, according to the ISP’s website. Per the release from St. Charles, he was also on the planning committee for the 2024 Democratic National Convention, leading operations for the event, and worked as the project lead for an initiative managing the installation of more than 500 license plate readers across the state.
Former St. Charles Police Chief James Keegan — who had been on a personal leave of absence since November, the city has said — stepped down in March, according to past reporting. Deputy Police Chief Eric Majewski has been serving as interim chief while the department searched for a replacement.
Since then, the city said it has been conducting a national search, which Mayor Clint Hull, members of the City Council and some city staff members participated in.
In June, the city said they made an offer to a candidate, but the individual accepted a police chief job elsewhere, according to past reporting.
Likens is set to be formally recommended for the role by City Administrator Heather McGuire at the Sept. 2 City Council meeting, the release said. He will assume the role on Sept. 15.