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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate Springfield Police Chief
4Kenny Winslow on the occasion of his retirement from the
5Springfield Police Department; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Chief Winslow is native of Alton; he earned his
7bachelor's degree from the University of Illinois Springfield
8and his associate's degree from Lewis and Clark Community
9College; he graduated from Northwestern University's Executive
10Management Program and School of Police Staff & Command, the
11Southern Police Institute's Chief Executive Leadership Course,
12as well as other executive and management courses; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Chief Winslow joined the Springfield Police
14Department in January 1995, and he has served as chief since
15being named interim chief in 2013; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Under Chief Winslow's leadership, many community
17policing initiatives were implemented, including partnering
18with The Outlet Mentoring Group for their annual Bridging the
19Gap barbecue with residents and with the NAACP and NOBLE on
20their "Know Your Rights" and "Law and You" programs; he has
21also overseen the Lights in the Mirror program, Coffee with
22Cops, the Halloween Safety Event, Focused Deterrence,

 

 

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1Community Staff Walks, National Night Out, Teen Police
2Academy, school reading programs, and much more; and
 
3    WHEREAS, Chief Winslow helped coordinate the Springfield
4Police Department's Annual Beards and Badges campaign, which
5has raised over $26,000 in the past five years for the American
6Cancer Society to support research into women's and men's
7health; he has been very active in his community and
8participates in many events; he has also served on various
9boards, including Memorial Behavioral Health and the Illinois
10Law Enforcement Alarm System's Executive Board; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Chief Winslow oversaw the implementation of body
12cameras, making the Springfield Police Department the first
13major police department in Illinois to use them; he has been a
14leading voice within the Illinois Association of Chiefs of
15Police (ILACP) in making recommendations for how the cameras
16can be used most successfully in Illinois; and
 
17    WHEREAS, In recognition of his leadership and exemplary
18public service, Chief Winslow was named the 2021 Chief of the
19Year by the ILACP, a 1,200-member statewide organization; this
20award is given to a chief who excels in his or her own
21department and provides extraordinary service to the
22association; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Chief Winslow will retire from the Springfield
2Police Department on January 28, 2022; therefore, be it
 
3    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
4HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
5we congratulate Chief Kenny Winslow on his retirement from the
6Springfield Police Department, and we wish him the best in his
7future endeavors; and be it further
 
8    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
9presented to Chief Winslow as an expression of our esteem and
10respect.