Thomas Johnson taking the oath of office for his new position as Homewood chief of police at the Jan. 27 village board meeting. (Summer Kiswani/ H-F Chronicle)
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New Homewood police chief Thomas Johnson sworn in

Following the retirement of Homewood police chief Denise McGrath on Jan. 9, Thomas Johnson was sworn in as the new chief of police at the Jan. 27 meeting. 

Johnson, former deputy chief of police of Homewood since February 2024, served for seven years at the Glenwood Police Department before joining the Homewood Police Department in 2009, Homewood Village Manager Napoleon Haney said. 

Thomas Johnson taking the oath of office for his new position as Homewood chief of police at the Jan. 27 village board meeting. (Summer Kiswani/ H-F Chronicle)
Thomas Johnson taking the oath of office for his new position as Homewood…
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