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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives are pleased to congratulate Mount Prospect | ||||||
4 | Chief of Police John Dahlberg on his retirement; and
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5 | WHEREAS, He was sworn in as a Mount Prospect Police Officer | ||||||
6 | on April 1, 1985; he was promoted to Sergeant in 1993, promoted | ||||||
7 | to Commander in 2001, promoted to Deputy Chief in 2003; and on | ||||||
8 | March 20, 2007, he was promoted to Chief of Police; and
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9 | WHEREAS, He received training from the Cook County | ||||||
10 | Sheriff's Police Training Academy in 1985 and was the Class | ||||||
11 | President; he received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Lewis | ||||||
12 | University in 1991 and a Master of Science degree from Lewis | ||||||
13 | University in 2007; and
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14 | WHEREAS, In addition, he received training at the | ||||||
15 | Northwestern University Center for Public Safety Police Staff | ||||||
16 | and Command, where he was Class President and received the | ||||||
17 | Franklin M. Kremi Award for Leadership; he also attended the | ||||||
18 | Northwestern University Center for Public Safety Executive | ||||||
19 | Management Program, the Federal Bureau of Investigation | ||||||
20 | National Academy, the Police Executive Research Program Senior | ||||||
21 | Management for Police, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation | ||||||
22 | Law Enforcement Executive Development Seminar; and
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1 | WHEREAS, He has received 8 Unit Citations and 10 Department | ||||||
2 | Commendations; he was the Officer of the Year Runner Up in | ||||||
3 | 1986, 1987, and 1988 and was the Officer of the Year in 1990; | ||||||
4 | in 2001, he received the Cook County Sheriff's Law Enforcement | ||||||
5 | Award of Valor in 2001; he received the Northwestern University | ||||||
6 | Center for Public Safety Executive Leadership Award; and he | ||||||
7 | received the Christian Life Church and College of Mount | ||||||
8 | Prospect "Community Hero Award" in 2010; and
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9 | WHEREAS, He coordinated with the Mount Prospect Fire | ||||||
10 | Department, local schools, summer youth programs, Special | ||||||
11 | Olympics, landlord workshops, interfaith organizations, the | ||||||
12 | Northwest Alliance on Domestic Violence, and other groups to | ||||||
13 | impact issues that effected local residents; he worked with a | ||||||
14 | variety of local groups to implement and support innovative | ||||||
15 | activities promoting safety in Mount Prospect; and held | ||||||
16 | one-on-one "Chat with the Chief" meetings with residents to | ||||||
17 | hear concerns; therefore, be it
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18 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
19 | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
20 | we congratulate Chief Dahlberg on his retirement and wish him | ||||||
21 | all the best in his future endeavors; and be it further
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22 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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1 | presented to Chief John Dahlberg as a symbol of our respect and | ||||||
2 | esteem.
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