Martin Preib is a member of the Chicago Police Department. An author of three books, Mr. Preib’s written work has been published in Playboy, Virginia Quarterly Review, New City, and Tin House. For his essay appearing in Virginia Quarterly Review, Mr. Preib was awarded the Staige D. Blackford Award for Nonfiction in 2005. In addition to his role with the City of Chicago, Mr. Preib briefly served as the Second Vice President of the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 7.
