Full Text of HR0638 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Deputy Chief Christopher | 4 | | "Chris" Papaioannou of the Chicago Police Department on the | 5 | | occasion of receiving the 2021 Law Enforcement Official of the | 6 | | Year Award from the Illinois Security Professionals | 7 | | Association; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Deputy Chief Papaioannou was born in Chicago as a | 9 | | first generation American, his parents coming to the United | 10 | | States from Greece; he attended Lane Tech High School, | 11 | | received his bachelor's degree from the University of Illinois | 12 | | at Chicago, earned his master's degree in Public Safety | 13 | | Administration from Calumet College of St. Joseph, and | 14 | | attended the FBI National Academy under Session 275 in 2019; | 15 | | and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Deputy Chief Papaioannou is a lifelong resident | 17 | | of Chicago and previously worked as a lifeguard for the | 18 | | Chicago Park District at North Avenue Beach; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Deputy Chief Papaioannou has served the Chicago | 20 | | Police Department for 22 years, starting in 1999; he held | 21 | | several roles as a policeman and patrolman from 1999 to 2008; | 22 | | and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, In 2008, Deputy Chief Papaioannou began serving | 2 | | as Sergeant of the Police and Tactical Team for the 6th | 3 | | District; he served in Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) from | 4 | | 2010 to 2012; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, From 2012 to 2016, Deputy Chief Papaioannou | 6 | | served in various additional roles, including as Sergeant for | 7 | | the 7th District, Sergeant Area Central for Project Safe | 8 | | Neighborhood, Sergeant of the 18th District Entertainment | 9 | | Venue Team, and as Sergeant of the Education and Training | 10 | | Division of the Carbine Program; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Deputy Chief Papaioannou served as Lieutenant of | 12 | | Police for the 10th District in 2016; he served as Lieutenant | 13 | | of Police for the Bureau of Organizational Development from | 14 | | October 2016 to May 2019; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, In May 2019, Deputy Chief Papaioannou began | 16 | | serving as Commander of Police for the 19th District on | 17 | | Chicago's Northwest Side; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Deputy Chief Papaioannou was promoted to Deputy | 19 | | Chief: Street Deputy in January 2022, where he responds and | 20 | | provides command presence to critical unplanned incidents with | 21 | | appropriate decision-making responses; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Deputy Chief Papaioannou has received numerous | 2 | | awards for his work in the Chicago Police Department, | 3 | | including three Lifesaving Awards, eight Department | 4 | | Commendations, and the Arnold Mireles Special Partner Award; | 5 | | and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Deputy Chief Papaioannou is a current member of | 7 | | the Hellenic American Police Association (HAPA) and was a | 8 | | founding member of the Omega Phi Alpha Psi fraternity at the | 9 | | University of Illinois at Chicago in 1996; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Deputy Chief Papaioannou has also served as | 11 | | captain of the Chicago Police Department football team; he is | 12 | | SCUBA-certified, and he was previously named light-heavyweight | 13 | | champion in boxing at Supercop 2006 and novice light-heavy | 14 | | champion in bodybuilding at Illinois State 2005; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Deputy Chief Papaioannou has been married to his | 16 | | wife, Camilla, since 2004, and they have three children; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Deputy Chief Papaioannou has been recognized as a | 18 | | dedicated, passionate, open-minded individual committed to | 19 | | serving through leading by example; therefore, be it
| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE |
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| 1 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 2 | | we congratulate Deputy Chief Christopher Papaioannou on | 3 | | receiving the 2021 Law Enforcement Official of the Year Award | 4 | | from the Illinois Security Professionals Association and thank | 5 | | him for his years of service to the Chicago Police Department; | 6 | | and be it further
| 7 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 8 | | presented to Deputy Chief Papaioannou as an expression of our | 9 | | esteem and respect.
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