Newly hired and fired King City police chief sues Chicago PD for civil rights violations.

Before he was sworn in as King City police chief on June 22, Ron Forgue served on Chicago PD for 29 years. 

His stint at King City PD turned out to be very brief; Forgue was terminated without cause Tuesday, and Cmdr. Alex Tirado was named acting chief while the city searches for an interim chief.

(Tirado is the fourth acting, interim or permanent chief since February 2014, when scandal rocked King City and a third of the police department—including the retired chief and acting chief—were arrested.) 

Forgue departed Chicago on seemingly sour terms, based on a federal lawsuit he filed Sept. 23 against the city and the police department. 

His civil rights complaint names dozens of Chicago police officers and alleges they created a hostile, racially charged work environment for him. 

In the lawsuit, Forgue claims members of the PD deliberately tried to ruin his reputation "in retaliation against his leadership as a sergeant and lieutenant because he followed proper procedure."

The claim is effectively that Forgue laid down the law internally and was punished by his colleagues for it, and unjustly passed over repeatedly for promotions. 

The alleged retaliation included multiple complaints to the internal affairs division; the creation of a poster with Forgue's photo and the words "sex offender," which was posted in the police station in 2013; and 22 police stops of his three sons from June 2012 to January 2015, according to the lawsuit. 

"Plaintiff’s sons are being targeted due to plaintiff’s complaints to [the internal affairs division] and due to plaintiff’s reputation as an officer who follows Chicago Police Department rules and regulations," according to the complaint.

King City officials were aware of Forgue's federal lawsuit, but it does not appear to have a connection to his termination. 

A Chicago police department spokesman said he was unaware of the lawsuit and directed questions to the Chicago city attorney's office, which could not be immediately reached Tuesday afternoon.