Twenty-one days ago, the Cubs dejectedly watched the Colorado Rockies celebrate a walk-off victory at Coors Field that dropped Chicago to .500 and put them at another early-season crossroads.

It was Chicago’s 15th win in the past 19 games and third straight series victory, and the Cubs removed any concept of drama not long after the first pitch.

After nearly three years at the helm of the country’s second-largest police department, Chicago police Superintendent Larry Snelling will retire on July 15.