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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