Deputy Police Chief Steve Huffman leaving St. Charles for Antioch

ST. CHARLES – One of the deputy police chiefs at the St. Charles Police Department is leaving to serve at another police department, according to a news release.

Steve Huffman, St. Charles deputy police chief of administration, will retire from the department effective Friday after nearly 22 years of service, the release stated.

Huffman has accepted the position of chief of police for the village of Antioch. He was scheduled to be sworn in Monday night during an Antioch Village Board meeting, according to the Antioch Police Department website.

Huffman began working at the St. Charles Police Department in 1993 as a patrol officer, according to the release. He rose through the ranks, holding positions of detective sergeant in charge of investigations, deputy chief of operations, deputy chief of administration and interim chief of police.

Before joining the department, Huffman was an aviation mechanic with the
U. S. Marine Corps. Huffman holds a bachelor of science degree in criminal justice administration from Columbia Southern University, the release stated.

Huffman was instrumental in revising and implementing the city’s liquor code and served on the team that successfully earned the St. Charles Police Department its eighth national accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies.

“Steve’s knowledge and experience in law enforcement and commitment to public safety resulted in quality relationships within the community and the city organization,” St. Charles Police Chief James Keegan wrote in the release. “I wish Chief Huffman well in his future endeavors and thank him for his service to our community, the police department and the citizens of St. Charles.”