related books.When his second term as mayor of…
…Chicago came to a close in 1861, John Wentworth fired the entire Chicago Police Department (including 60 patrolmen, 3 sergeants, 3 lieutenants, and one captain). As a result, the city had no police force for a total of 12 hours until the the Board of Commissioners swore in new officers to take their place.
Posted on August 19th, 2008 by c. in Chicago Facts
