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> 911 is a creaky old system put in place by a Chicago mayor looking to score some points with the electorate. I'm always interested in Chicago history, so I w
by JadeNB 8y ago
> 911 is a creaky old system put in place by a Chicago mayor looking to score some points with the electorate.
I'm always interested in Chicago history, so I went looking, but couldn't find anything at, for example, https://www.nena.org/page/911overviewfacts https://www.nena.org/page/911overviewfacts . Do you know anywhere this history is written up?
- JadeNB 8y agoAh, I may have seen what you mean. According to https://www.countyofunion.org/site/cpage.asp?cpage_id=180009766&sec_id=180003667 https://www.countyofunion.org/site/cpage.asp?cpage_id=180009... : > 1976 Chicago claims to have had "the first enhanced 911 system of any major city" in the United States. … so I guess in > > 911 is a creaky old system put in place by a Chicago mayor looking to score some points with the electorate. you meant E911 (which, as the linked page points out, is a nebulously defined and variously implemented technology), not necessarily 911?