Barrington police Chief John Burke | Courtesy of the Village of Barrington
By Steve Zalusky | Daily Herald
Months after losing its longtime police chief to Elk Grove Village, Barrington is seeing his replacement leave for another community.
Lake Forest officials announced Friday that John Burke will take the reins as its new top cop. The city council will confirm Burke’s appointment at its Sept. 3 meeting.
Police Chief John Burke (right) with wife Erica and son Danny before being sworn in as Barrington’s police chief in April. He will take over as Lake Forest’s top cop in September. | Steve Zalusky/szalusky@dailyherald.com
Burke was sworn in as Barrington’s chief in April, succeeding David Dorn, who held the role for a decade before being hired as Elk Grove Village’s police chief in February.
An Arlington Heights native who attended Rolling Meadows High School, Burke was a 23-year veteran of the department when he succeeded Dorn. He began as a patrol officer and rose through the ranks to detective, then patrol sergeant in 2013 and deputy chief in 2016.
At the time Burke called Barrington “a great town to work in” and supportive of its police officers.
In Lake Forest, Burke will succeed former Chief Karl Walldorf, who retired in April after 30 years with the city.
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