1906
When
several convicts escaped from the Illinois
State Pen in 1906, a possee of citizens was
formed and led by law officers to hunt them
down. It was felt they were probably hiding
in the dense wooded areas of the Township
of Worth. This possee was headquartered in
Worth in September of 1906.
This photo was taken by W.E. Clark ( of Worth, IL ) at
111th Street looking West at Harlem Avenue, in front of
the Bishop's Store. |
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1914
The Village of Worth incorporated within the Township of
Worth in 1914. During this year the first Village
meeting was held and the Police and FIre departments
were founded.
The
first Village police chief was Dan Crandall, son
of Ben and Harriet Crandall. He held this position
in 1921, after returning to the Village of Worth
after multiple jobs across the Midwest. He worked
on the farms of Piper City, punched cattle in Nebraska,
joined the Navy at 18 and became boxing champion
of the fleet. When he returned from the services,
he bought teams of horses for working the canal.
He then left for Milwaukee where he worked as a teamster
and then to Detroit to work in the automotive industry.
He rode a motorcycle during Capone’s hey-day
and captured several big beer runners. The old race
track at 111th and Ridgeland drew many of these characters
to this area. In 1932, he became Township Road Commissioner
and retired in 1953. Dan was still involved in Worth
Trucking Co. until his death.
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