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As superintendent, Mr. Johnson was credited with stabilizing Chicago’s police force at a time of escalating homicides and increased public scrutiny.

He inherited the job after his predecessor, Garry F. McCarthy, was also dismissed unceremoniously. The mayor at the time fired Mr. McCarthy after the release of a video showing a white officer fatally shooting Laquan McDonald, a black teenager.

Mr. Johnson, a Chicago native who spent his entire career in the city’s Police Department, announced last month that he planned to retire at the end of the year. At the time, Ms. Lightfoot praised his service.

But on Monday, Ms. Lightfoot said a report by the city’s inspector general, which was not released publicly, led her to fire Mr. Johnson.

“To achieve the reform and accountability in the department that we know is urgently needed, we require a leader whose actions reflect the virtues of integrity, honor and legitimacy,” Ms. Lightfoot said.