Full Text of HR0749 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate
Belvidere Police Chief | 4 | | Jan Noble on the occasion of his retirement on February 28, | 5 | | 2018 after 44
years in law enforcement; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Chief Noble is the longest-serving police chief in | 7 | | the state with 38 years of
continuous service between Cherry | 8 | | Valley and Belvidere; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Chief Noble began his career in law enforcement in | 10 | | 1974 with the Boone County
Sheriff's Department and Poplar | 11 | | Grove Police Department; he joined the Cherry Valley Police | 12 | | Department in 1976, where he
later became chief until he | 13 | | relocated to Belvidere in 1995; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Chief Noble was instrumental in establishing the | 15 | | first drug unit in Belvidere and
combining the city's drug | 16 | | enforcement efforts with Boone County; he worked tirelessly to | 17 | | reduce crime rates and gang problems; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Chief Noble has represented the 1,200 police | 19 | | chiefs in the State of Illinois on the
Illinois Law Enforcement | 20 | | Training and Standards Board since 2014; he served as an | 21 | | executive board member of the Illinois Association of
Chiefs of |
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| 1 | | Police; he served as president of the Northwest Chiefs of | 2 | | Police Association in
1994; he is a life member of the | 3 | | International Association of Chiefs of Police; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, Chief Noble was a founding board member of the | 5 | | State Line Area Narcotics Task
Force; he served as co-chairman | 6 | | of the Illinois Terrorism Task Force
Communication Committee | 7 | | since 2006; he served as co-chairman of the Winnebago/Boone | 8 | | County Integrity
Task Force; he served as an advisory board | 9 | | member of the Chrysler Police Fleet
from 2013 to 2016; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Chief Noble served as chairman of Illinois TRIAD, | 11 | | where he brought together
committed police officers, legal | 12 | | representatives, elderly rights advocates, and senior citizens | 13 | | for
crime prevention and education throughout Illinois; he has | 14 | | served as the chairman of Illinois Radio Emergency Assistance
| 15 | | Channel; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Chief Noble has been recognized by his colleagues | 17 | | and community as a role model
both on the force and in the | 18 | | community for his personable and approachable manner; | 19 | | therefore, be it
| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 21 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, | 22 | | along with his family,
friends, and co-workers, congratulate |
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| 1 | | Chief Jan Noble on the occasion of his retirement, and
thank | 2 | | him for his years of dedicated public service to the Belvidere | 3 | | and Cherry Valley
communities and the State of Illinois; and be | 4 | | it further
| 5 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 6 | | presented to Chief Noble as an
expression of our utmost esteem | 7 | | and respect.
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