ChicagoCop.com is proud to announce the addition of 154 new documents to our archives. Many of the newly added documents have been digitized by ChicagoCop.com and others have been curated from other online sources. The documents were sourced from material in the holdings of the Chicago Public Library. With the addition of the new documents, our archive has grown to 2,319 documents. Most of the documents have never been available online before.

ANNUAL REPORTS
+ Chicago Police Department Annual Report – 1960-1964
+ Chicago Police Department Quarterly Report – 1862, October 1
+ South Park Commisioners Annual Report – 1920-1921
+ South Park Commisioners Annual Report – 1921-1922
+ South Park Commisioners Annual Report – 1923-1924
+ West Chicago Park Commisioners Annual Report – 1917
+ West Chicago Park Commisioners Annual Report – 1918
+ West Chicago Park Commisioners Annual Report – 1919-1920
+ West Chicago Park Commisioners Annual Report – 1920-1921
BUSINESS, CITY & STREET DIRECTORIES
+ A Guide to the City of Chicago – 1868
+ Rand McNally & Co.’s Pictorial Guide to Chicago – 1886
+ Richardson’s Chicago Guide – A Complete Handbook to the City’s Depots, Hotels, Resteraunts, Street Car Systems, Parks, Places of Amusement, Banks, Clubs and Chief Points of Interest – 1905
CARTOGRAPHS
+ Chicago Police Department – Citywide Area & District Map – 1980
+ Chicago Police Department – Citywide Area Map – 1964, April 30
+ Chicago Police Department – District 001 – Central Map – 1951, July 19
+ Chicago Police Department – District 002 – Prairie Map – 1952, July 24
+ Chicago Police Department – District 005 – Wabash Map – 1954, January 5
+ Chicago Police Department – District 006 – Hyde Park Map – 1951, September 15
+ Chicago Police Department – District 007 – Woodlawn Map – 1954, January 10
+ Chicago Police Department – District 008 – South Chicago Map – 1954, July 6
+ Chicago Police Department – District 009 – East Side Map – 1953, November 23
+ Chicago Police Department – District 010 – Grand Crossing Map – 1954, July 21
+ Chicago Police Department – District 011 – Burnside Map – 1954, September 30
+ Chicago Police Department – District 012 – Kensington Map – 1954, November 17
+ Chicago Police Department – District 013 – Morgan Park Map – 1955, January 3
+ Chicago Police Department – District 014 – Gresham Map – 1953, December 24
+ Chicago Police Department – District 015 – Englewood Map – 1954, June 16
+ Chicago Police Department – District 016 – Chicago Lawn Map – 1953, October 29
+ Chicago Police Department – District 017 – New City Map – 1954, September 20
+ Chicago Police Department – District 018 – Stock Yards Map – 1954, October 7
+ Chicago Police Department – District 019 – Deering Map – 1955, January
+ Chicago Police Department – District 020 – Brighton Park Map – 1954, June 24
+ Chicago Police Department – District 022 – Maxwell Map – 1954, January 25
+ Chicago Police Department – District 023 – Marquette Map – 1955, February
+ Chicago Police Department – District 024 – Lawndale Map – 1953, October 14
+ Chicago Police Department – District 025 – Fillmore Map – 1954, January 16
+ Chicago Police Department – District 026 – Monroe – 1954, August 23
+ Chicago Police Department – District 027 – Warren – 1954, January 19
+ Chicago Police Department – District 028 – Austin – 1954, July 30
+ Chicago Police Department – District 029 – West Chicago – 1954, October 22
+ Chicago Police Department – District 030 – West North Avenue – 1954, September 8
+ Chicago Police Department – District 031 – Cragin – 1954, July 21
+ Chicago Police Department – District 032 – Shakespeare – 1953, June 3
+ Chicago Police Department – District 033 – Irving Park – 1955, January 3
+ Chicago Police Department – District 034 – Albany Park – 1942, July 6
+ Chicago Police Department – District 035 – East Chicago – 1954, June 15
+ Chicago Police Department – District 036 – Hudson – 1955, January
+ Chicago Police Department – District 037 – Sheffield – 1953, December 20
+ Chicago Police Department – District 038 – Town Hall – 1954, August 27
+ Chicago Police Department – District 039 – North Damen – 1953, June 4
+ Chicago Police Department – District 040 – Summerdale – 1953, October 15
+ Chicago Police Department – District 041 – Rogers Park – 1954, August 16
+ Chicago Police Department – District Maps Collection – 1955, January
+ Chicago Police Department – District Maps Collection – 2007, April / 2009, October
CHICAGO POLICE STAR MAGAZINES
+ Chicago Police Star Magazine – 1986, Volume 25, No. 5 – September & October
+ Chicago Police Star Magazine – 1986, Volume 25, No. 6 – November & December
+ Chicago Police Star Magazine – 1987, Volume 26, No. 1 – March & April
+ Chicago Police Star Magazine – 1988, Volume 27, No. 4
+ Chicago Police Star Magazine – 1989, Volume 28, No. 1
+ Chicago Police Star Magazine – 1990, Volume 29, No. 3
DAILY / SPECIAL BULLETINS
+ Daily Bulletin – 1924, Volume 34, No. 170 – July 21
+ Special Bulletin – 1997, Volume XXXVII, No. 290 – Police Sergeant Examination Announcement
+ Special Bulletin – 2017, Volume LVIII, No. 251 – Police Officer Bernard W. Domagala, Star #8996
LEGAL BULLETINS
+ Legal Bulletin 2013-03 – Cellular Telephone Searches
+ Legal Bulletin 2017-01 – Curbing Illegal Party Buses – Enforcing The Amendments to the Charter / Sightseeing Vehicles Ordinance
MAIN 13 MAGAZINE / POLICE “13-13” CHICAGO POLICE JOURNAL
+ Main 13 – 1921, Volume 1, No. 1 – May
+ Main 13 – 1921, Volume 1, No. 2 – June-July
+ Main 13 – 1921, Volume 1, No. 3 – August
+ Main 13 – 1921, Volume 1, No. 4 – September-October
+ Main 13 – 1921, Volume 1, No. 5 – November
+ Main 13 – 1921, Volume 1, No. 6 – December
+ Main 13 – 1922, Volume 1, No. 7 – January
+ Main 13 – 1922, Volume 1, No. 8 – February-March
+ Main 13 – 1922, Volume 1, No. 9 – April
+ Main 13 – 1922, Volume 1, No. 10 – May
+ Main 13 – 1922, Volume 1, No. 11 – June
+ Main 13 – 1922, Volume 1, No. 12 – July-August
+ Main 13 – 1922, Volume 2, No. 1 – September
+ Main 13 – 1922, Volume 2, No. 2 – October
+ Main 13 – 1922, Volume 2, No. 4 – December
+ Main 13 – 1923, Volume 2, No. 5 – January
+ Main 13 – 1923, Volume 2, No. 6 – February
+ Main 13 – 1923, Volume 2, No. 7 – March
+ Police “13-13” Chicago Police Journal – 1936, Volume X, No. 140 – January
+ Police “13-13” Chicago Police Journal – 1936, Volume XI, No. 141 – February
+ Police “13-13” Chicago Police Journal – 1936, Volume XI, No. 142 – March
+ Police “13-13” Chicago Police Journal – 1936, Volume XI, No. 143 – April
+ Police “13-13” Chicago Police Journal – 1936, Volume XI, No. 145 – May
+ Police “13-13” Chicago Police Journal – 1936, Volume XI, No. 146 – June
+ Police “13-13” Chicago Police Journal – 1936, Volume XI, No. 147 – July
+ Police “13-13” Chicago Police Journal – 1936, Volume XI, No. 148 – August
+ Police “13-13” Chicago Police Journal – 1936, Volume XI, No. 149 – September
+ Police “13-13” Chicago Police Journal – 1936, Volume XI, No. 150 – October
+ Police “13-13” Chicago Police Journal – 1936, Volume XI, No. 151 – November
+ Police “13-13” Chicago Police Journal – 1936, Volume XI, No. 152 – December
NEWSPAPER & MAGAZINE ARTICLES
+ Chicago Daily Tribune – 1873, August 17 – Board of Police, Increase of the Detective Force, Regulations Regarding Uniforms, Officers Can Hereafter Go to Church Once a Fortnight
+ Chicago Daily Tribune – 1875, August 4 – The City Marshall
+ Chicago Daily Tribune – 1906, February, 25 – Chicago’s War Against Crime Costs Lives of Scores of Police Heros
+ Chicago Daily Tribune – 1914, January, 1 – Orders by Chief Gleason Affect 476 City Policemen
+ Chicago Daily Tribune – 1939, January 1 – Police Put First Two Way Radio Car Into Service
+ Chicago Daily Tribune – 1941, December 1 – A Regeneration Story Told By Police History
+ Chicago Daily Tribune – 1956, October 1 – Oldest Police Building Gives Up Ghost at Last
OTHER DOCUMENTS
+ Check – Cancelled Check from The Treasurer of the City of Chicago to Bernard O’Connor
+ Correspondence – Arrest for Murder and Inciting Riot – 1886, June 14
PAX 501
+ PAX 501 – 2017, Volume 17, No. 6 – Proud to Wear this Star
+ PAX 501 – 2017, Volume 17, No. 7 – Superintendent Johnson Surgery
+ PAX 501 – 2017, Volume 17, No. 8 – Consent Decree
+ PAX 501 – 2017, Volume 17, No. 9 – In Service Training Use of Force
PROMOTIONAL DOCUMENTS
+ Chicago Police Department – 1998 Sergeants’ Exam – Candidate Preparation Guide for the Written Qualifying Test
+ Chicago Police Department – 2004 Detectives’ Exam – Selection Process, Appendix A thru D
+ Chicago Police Department – 2006 Sergeants’ Exam – Candidate Preparation Guide for the Written Qualifying Test
+ Chicago Police Department – 2015 Lieutenants’ Exam – Lieutenants Written Job Knowledge Qualifying Examiniation Orientation and Preparation Guide – 2014, December
+ Chicago Police Department – Merit Nomination for Lieutenant – 2015, December 10
+ Chicago Police Department – Merit Nomination for Lieutenant – 2015, December 15
PUBLICATIONS
+ Chicago – An Instructive and Entertaining History of a Wonderful City with a Useful Stranger’s Guide – 1888
+ Illinois Police Association Official Journal – Volume 23, August 1971
+ Proceedings of the Board of West Chicago Park Commissioners and Board of Local Improvements – 1910
+ Proceedings of the Board of West Chicago Park Commissioners and Board of Local Improvements – 1911
+ Proceedings of the Board of West Chicago Park Commissioners and Board of Local Improvements – 1912
+ Proceedings of the Board of West Chicago Park Commissioners and Board of Local Improvements – 1913
+ Proceedings of the Board of West Chicago Park Commissioners and Board of Local Improvements – 1914
+ Proceedings of the Board of West Chicago Park Commissioners and Board of Local Improvements – 1915
+ Proceedings of the Board of West Chicago Park Commissioners and Board of Local Improvements – 1916
+ Proceedings of the Board of West Chicago Park Commissioners and Board of Local Improvements – 1920
+ Report of the West Chicago Parks on the $10,000,000 Bond Issue – 1927 / 1928
+ The Chicago City Manual – 1908
+ The Chicago City Manual – 1909
+ The Chicago City Manual – 1911
+ The Chicago City Manual – 1913
+ The Chicago City Manual – 1914
+ The Chicago City Manual – 1915
+ The Chicago City Manual – 1916
+ The Chicago Park District – History, Background, Organization – 1936, May
+ The Chicago Police – Report of the Chicago Civil Service Commission – 1912
+ The Nineteen Local Governments in Chicago – A Multiplicity of Overlapping Taxing Bodies with Many Elective Officials – 1915, March
+ The Park Governments of Chicago – An Inquiry Into Their Organization and Methods of Administration – 1911
TRAINING BULLETINS
+ Education & Training Bulletin – ETB 12-09 – Responding to Incidents Invovling Citizenship Status
+ Education & Training Bulletin – ETB 13-01 – Vehicle Theft Investigations
+ Education & Training Bulletin – ETB 13-02 – Recovered Vehicle Investigations
+ Education & Training Bulletin – ETB 13-03 – Roque Tow Trucks
+ Education & Training Bulletin – ETB 13-04 – Vehicle Pursuits
+ Education & Training Bulletin – ETB 13-05 – Hate Crime
+ Education & Training Bulletin – ETB 13-06 – Standardized Field Sobriety Test
+ Education & Training Bulletin – ETB 13-07 – Case Report Writing – Robery, Burglary, and Theft
+ Education & Training Bulletin – ETB 13-08 – Administrative Notice of Ordinance Violations ANOVs
+ Education & Training Bulletin – ETB 14-01 – Firearm Concealed Carry
+ Education & Training Bulletin – ETB 14-02 – Contact Information System
+ Education & Training Bulletin – ETB 16-01 – Force Mitigation
+ Education & Training Bulletin – ETB 16-02 – Police Carbine Operator
+ Education & Training Bulletin – ETB 16-03 – Misdemeanor, Felony, and Ordinance Complaints
+ Education & Training Bulletin – ETB 17-01 – Fentanyl
+ Education & Training Bulletin – ETB 17-02 – Unlawful Possession of Cannabis
UNION PUBLICATIONS
+ Chevrons Newsletter – 2017, Volume 58, No. 3 – July
+ FOP Newsletter – 1991, No. 9 – September
My Dad was a Patrolman assigned to Gresham in 1952. He and his partner were struck by a drunk driver at 79th & Vincennes. My Dad broke his pelvis and spent several months in St. George hospital. I’m trying to find any CPD or newspaper stories on this. Thanks.
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