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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.