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Special Officers in Waukegan, Illinois wore this large tin (or commonly referred as
"flat") star probably in the 30's and 40's. |
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North Chicago, Illinois went with a 5 point star, with a disk applied,
no State Seal for this plain and simple look. |
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A six point flat star was worn by the Special Police of Lake Bluff, Illinois.
A common style for the day. |
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This old Western Springs, IL 6 point flat star carried the moniker
"Village Special Police", a unique title. |
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As near as I can tell, Pingree Grove doesn't have a police department
today...but they must have at one time cuz somebody wore this
nice old 5 point flat star. |
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The powers that be in Elmhurst, Illinois decided that their specials
would wear a shield, totally different than the star worn by the
regular officers. (circa 1940's/50's) |
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Bellwood, IL, however, like many other departments, allowed special
officers to wear a badge similar to the regular officer's. |
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This special deputy with the initials "E.N" had
a small plain-face star with filigree arms and hard blue enamel, typical
of California badges. Interestingly, only one period in the initials. |
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Klamath Falls, Oregon specials wore a ball-tipped circle
star badge, identical to Portland badges of the time. |
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Often times, special police were private but carried
badges from the department, as seen here with this Los Angeles tear
drop. |
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The Lincoln S.B. of Chicago specials wore a badge similar
to a lot of cops in Chicagoland. Can anyone confirm what
"SB" stands for? My guess is "State Bank". |
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This smaller star is from the Boys Club of Chicago.
Just to make sure, they stamped Chicago twice. |
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