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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives wish to congratulate Chief Mitchell R. Davis 
4III upon his installation as the first Black president of the 
5Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Chief Davis earned his Bachelor of Arts from 
7Governors State University and his Master of Science in 
8Criminal Justice from the University of Cincinnati; he 
9graduated from Northwestern University's School of Police 
10Staff and Command, class #182; he is completing a Ph.D. in 
11Organizational Leadership at Concordia University of Chicago; 
12and
  
 
13    WHEREAS, Chief Davis began his law enforcement career with 
14the Park Forest Police Department in 1991; while there, he 
15served in many capacities, including as investigator, evidence 
16technician, juvenile officer, SWAT officer, DARE instructor, 
17and EDGE instructor; he took his first chief of police 
18position with the Dixmoor Police Department in 2001; he later 
19served as the chief of police for the Robbins Police 
20Department; he became the chief of police in Hazel Crest in 
212016, where he currently serves; and
  
 
22    WHEREAS, Chief Davis was appointed by Governor JB Pritzker 
 
 
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1to serve on the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and 
2Standards Board, and he was subsequently elected as the 
3board's chair; and
  
 
4    WHEREAS, Chief Davis became the 73rd president of the 
5Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police on April 30, 2021; as 
6president, he leads an organization with nearly 1,300 members 
7that is a front runner in providing professional development 
8and leadership training for the outstanding chiefs of police 
9in the State of Illinois; he is the first Black president in 
10the 80-year history of the Illinois Association of Chiefs of 
11Police; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, Chief Davis belongs to a number of organizations; 
13he is active in the National Organization of Black Law 
14Enforcement Executives (NOBLE), where he served as National 
15Recording Secretary from 2017 to 2020; he recently completed a 
16successful term as president of the South Suburban Association 
17of Chiefs of Police; he serves on the Southland Juvenile 
18Justice Council, the NBC 5 Community Action Board, and on both 
19the Illinois Executive Board and the National Leadership 
20Council of Fight Crime: Invest in Kids; he is also a proud 
21member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.; and
  
 
22    WHEREAS, Chief Davis is committed to his faith; he is a 
23strong supporter of Special Olympics Illinois and the Law 
 
 
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1Enforcement Torch Run; he is an avid boater and loves to 
2travel; and
  
 
3    WHEREAS, Chief Davis is married, and he has four adult 
4children and four grandchildren; therefore, be it
  
 
5    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
6HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
7we congratulate Chief Mitchell R. Davis III on his 
8installation as president of the Illinois Association of 
9Chiefs of Police, thank him for three decades of service to the 
10noble profession of law enforcement at the State and national 
11levels, and wish him great success in building partnerships 
12that benefit all communities in Illinois; and be it further
  
 
13    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be 
14presented to Chief Davis and to the Illinois Association of 
15Chiefs of Police as an expression of our esteem and respect.