Robert Williams, a Springfield native has been nominated to succeed Ralph Caldwell as chief of the Springfield Police Department. Williams has been serving in the role of assistant chief under Caldwell.
Williams earned a bachelor's degree in social justice from the University of Illinois Springfield.
Williams was featured in an October 23, 2009 article in the State Journal-Register.
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