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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives wish to congratulate Illinois State Police 
4Director Leo P. Schmitz on the occasion of his retirement; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Director Schmitz has a law enforcement career 
6spanning nearly 30 years, dating back to
1986 when he joined 
7Chicago Police Department (CPD) as a police officer; he was 
8later promoted to the Joint Robbery Task Force, where he and 
9his partners made over 500 robbery arrests; after
being shot 
10twice in 1996 in pursuit of a robbery suspect, whom he also

11apprehended, he was presented with the Illinois Law Enforcement

12Medal of Honor by then-Gov. James Edgar, the Chicago 
13Superintendent's
Award of Valor, and the Blue Star Award by the 
14Chicago Police Department; and
  
 
15    WHEREAS, Director Schmitz rose through the ranks of the CPD 
16and received
numerous awards for his service;  in 2009, he was 
17selected to lead CPD's
Gang Enforcement Unit; his
unit was 
18recognized for its success with a Meritorious Citation; in 
192012, he was assigned to lead Chicago's Englewood District, 
20which saw a 44% drop in homicide and a 14% reduction in 
21shootings in his first year; that same year, he was promoted to 
22deputy chief,
a role in which he served until his CPD 
23retirement in January 2015; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Director Schmitz was appointed Director of the 
2Illinois State Police in February 2015; during his tenure, the 
3Illinois
State Police completed Procedural Justice and Police 
4Legitimacy training,
saw a reduction in the number of fatal 
5crashes and fatalities, a reduction
in the number of expressway 
6shootings, an updated State Police Crime
Lab's Laboratory 
7Information Management System (LIMS), NARCAN Training and

8Distribution, and a successful Statewide 9-1-1 Implementation 
9Measures;
troopers saw upgraded uniform holsters and 
10tourniquets; therefore, be it
  
 

  
11    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
12HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
13we congratulate Illinois State Police Director Leo P. Schmitz 
14on his retirement, and we wish him the best in all his future 
15endeavors; and be it further
  
 
16    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
17presented to Director Schmitz as a symbol of our respect and 
18esteem.