People Ex Rel. Adamowski v. Wilson

We have consolidated for review in this court four actions in quo warranto which attack the reorganization of the police department of the city of Chicago which took place in March of i960. The actions were instituted by the State’s Attorney of Cook County. They question the power of the city to establish a Police Board to supervise and control its police department and they challenge the authority of the city council to abolish the office of commissioner of police prior to December 31, i960. They also attack the qualifications of Franklin M. Kreml and Paul W. Goodrich to serve as members of…