NORTH CHICAGO, IL – The city of North Chicago is is leaning on a seldom used state law that allows them to recall retired officers during an emergency situation. The city believes that it has hit that “emergency” threshold to invoke the law. The North Chicago Police Department was unable to adequately staff their 9-1-1 dispatch center, which they subsequently closed. The city argued that at one point prior to the closing, they were only able to have six employees to cover the call center around the clock, seven days a week.