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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, It has come to our attention that Jim Luecking
3 of Champaign is retiring from his position as City of
4 Champaign Chief of Police after 30 years of service with the
5 department and two years as chief; and
6 WHEREAS, Chief Luecking graduated from the University of
7 Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1973; and
8 WHEREAS, Chief Luecking has made community policing,
9 traffic enforcement, and liquor enforcement priorities during
10 his tenure of leading the force; both the violent crime
11 citywide and on campus, as well as the accident rate have
12 been reduced during his term as chief; and
13 WHEREAS, Chief Luecking has aggressively worked on racial
14 communication and understanding by participating in
15 community-wide study circles on interracial relations; and
16 WHEREAS, Chief Luecking has earned the esteem of the
17 entire community he serves and the respect of his colleagues;
18 therefore, be it
19 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
20 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
21 we congratulate Jim Luecking on his retirement as the City of
22 Champaign Police Chief and wish him well in the future; and
23 be it further
24 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
25 presented to Chief Jim Luecking as a token of our respect and
26 esteem.