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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, Bruce N. Johnson is retiring as Chief of Police of 
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the Village of Round Lake Park and the Village of Hainesville 
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after more than 20 years in Law Enforcement; and

 
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    WHEREAS,  Chief Johnson, in addition to his position as 
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Chief of Police,  is an Adjunct Faculty Instructor at the 
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Northwestern University Center for Public Safety School of 
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Police Staff and Command, and teaches courses in Forensics and 
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Investigations at William Rainey Harper College; his academic 
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credentials include a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Criminal 
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Social Justice and a Master of Science Degree from Lewis 
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University, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude; he has also 
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completed an extensive number of courses and seminars, some 
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conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Pennsylvania 
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State University, University of Louisville, Illinois Emergency 
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Management Agency, Norfolk Constabulary and New Scotland Yard, 
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England, and the Garda Siochana College Templemore, Ireland; 
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and

 
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    WHEREAS, Chief Johnson has served on the Lake County 
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Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, the College of Lake 
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County Criminal Justice Institute Advisory Committee, and the 
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Advisory Board of the Suburban Law Enforcement Academy; he is a 
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member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, 
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serves on the Executive Board of the Illinois Association of 
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Chiefs of Police, and is a Past President of the Lake County 
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Chiefs of Police Association; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Chief Johnson is a Board Member of the Lake County 
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After School Coalition, the Round Lake Area Exchange Club, and 
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the Institute for Public Safety Partnerships; he is a Member of 
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the B.E.S.T. Program Development Committee and the Character 
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Counts Coalition; he is also a Chief Warrant Officer in the 
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United States Marine Corps Reserve and a member of American 
 


 






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Legion Post 1170; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Bruce Johnson and his lovely wife Dee Dee have 
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three bright, happy, and caring children: son Joseph, 14, son 
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John, 11, and daughter Jacey, 4; Chief Johnson is also very 
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proud of his involvement with, and being co-founder of, the 
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Mano a Mano Family Resource Center, which provides much needed 
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services for the diversified community of the Round Lake area; 
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the Center provides instruction in English as a second 
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language, health education, parenting, child care services, 
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and much more; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Chief Johnson is also the coordinator for the 
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Round Lake Park-Hainesville Police Department's Shop With A Cop 
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Holiday Program, which has raised approximately $150,000 to 
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benefit more than 1,500 of the Round Lake area's most 
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disadvantaged children and families; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
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we congratulate Bruce N. Johnson on his retirement as Chief of 
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Police of the Village of Round Lake Park and the Village of 
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Hainesville; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be

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presented to Chief Johnson as an expression of our respect  and 
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esteem and with best wishes for a pleasant retirement.