Lieutenant reassigned after William Barr’s trip to Chicago catches CPD brass, mayor’s office by surprise

Sun Times ^ | 11-24-20 | Sam Charles

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A veteran police lieutenant was reassigned last week after a one-day trip to Chicago by Attorney General William Barr caught Chicago Police Department leadership and the mayor’s office by surprise.

Sources told the Chicago Sun-Times that Lt. Patrick Quinn was pulled from his position in the Crime Prevention and Information Center in police headquarters and sent to the Rogers Park District on the North Side after Mayor Lori Lightfoot and CPD brass learned of Barr’s visit during a conference call Nov. 17 — just a day before Barr, the nation’s top law enforcement officer, was scheduled to arrive in Chicago.

Quinn could not be reached Tuesday and representatives for the CPD lieutenant’s union did not respond to inquiries. Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s office referred questions to the CPD, which declined to comment on Quinn’s move.

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It dates me that I used to watch DC-3s and DC-4s there, with their gear and flaps down, with my grand dad...

I remember seeing a few of them (DC-3s) when I was a real little kid. I grew up a couple miles west of Midway. Back then I often used Midway Airport as a playground. No security or crap like that back then (1960s and early 70s). You could roam the terminals.

[Albion Wilde]

Flew in on DOJ’s private jet to get a hot dog. He heard they were nice.

"Mr. Barr:.."