Full Text of HR1381 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Augustina Gonzalez | 4 | | Brennan on the occasion of being the first Latina to be | 5 | | promoted to the rank of Captain in the Chicago Police | 6 | | Department; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Augustina Gonzalez Brennan was born and raised in | 8 | | Chicago and grew up in the Humboldt Park area; she attended | 9 | | Chicago Public Schools and parochial high schools; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Augustina Gonzalez Brennan joined the Chicago | 11 | | Police Department in February of 1986 and was assigned to the | 12 | | Shakespeare District in Humboldt Park; she worked as a Beat | 13 | | Officer, Neighborhood Relations Officer, and Tactical Officer | 14 | | in the 14th District, as well as a COS Dispatcher in multiple | 15 | | police zones; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, In June of 1999, Augustina Gonzalez Brennan was | 17 | | promoted to Sergeant and was assigned to the 23rd Police | 18 | | District to work as a Beat Sergeant, Gang/Tactical Sergeant, | 19 | | and Business Liaison Sergeant; in 2001, she was assigned to the | 20 | | Bureau of Organized Crime, Narcotics Division, where she worked | 21 | | numerous street level narcotic operations, including long term | 22 | | Title III Federal and State wire intercept investigations with |
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| 1 | | federal law enforcement agencies, the State's Attorney's | 2 | | Office, and the United States Attorney's Office; in 2005, she | 3 | | was assigned to the Asset Forfeiture Unit, where she oversaw | 4 | | daily operations involving money and forfeiture seizures and | 5 | | proceedings with the State's Attorney's Asset Forfeiture Unit; | 6 | | and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, In September of 2010, Augustina Gonzalez Brennan | 8 | | was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant and was assigned to the | 9 | | 20th Police District as the Watch and Field Operations | 10 | | Lieutenant; in 2013, she was assigned to the Detective Division | 11 | | as the Commanding Officer of the Juvenile Intervention and | 12 | | Support Center, where she was responsible for overseeing the | 13 | | processing of thousands of juvenile offenders covering seven | 14 | | Police Districts; she also worked in the Missing Persons Unit | 15 | | and, as the highest ranking officer in the Youth Division, | 16 | | oversaw all operations of the Youth Administration Division and | 17 | | the Special Investigations Unit, which is responsible for child | 18 | | sex case investigations; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, In January of 2016, Augustina Gonzalez Brennan was | 20 | | promoted to the rank of Captain and assigned to the Town Hall - | 21 | | 19th Police District; after working as Acting Police Commander | 22 | | for three months, she became the Captain in charge of | 23 | | Administrative and Operational Concerns; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Augustina Gonzalez Brennan is currently assigned | 2 | | to the Bureau of Organizational Development, Inspections | 3 | | Division as a Field Inspector; she is certified as a Peer | 4 | | Support Team leader in handling major crisis situations | 5 | | involving Chicago Police Department officers and family | 6 | | members; she is also certified as a Crisis Intervention Team | 7 | | officer, where she handles situations involving individuals | 8 | | with mental health needs, and is a member and team leader of | 9 | | the Employee Assistance Program - Peer Support Team Unit; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Augustina Gonzalez Brennan obtained a Bachelor of | 11 | | Science Degree in Criminal Justice from Calumet College and a | 12 | | Master of Business Administration Degree from St. Xavier | 13 | | University in 2003; she was selected to attend the Police | 14 | | Executive Research Forum's Senior Management Institute for | 15 | | Police in Boston, Massachusetts; she was also selected to | 16 | | attend the Chicago Police Executive Development Program; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Augustina Gonzalez Brennan is married with two | 18 | | children and three grandchildren; her husband is also a Chicago | 19 | | Police Department officer; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, Augustina Gonzalez Brennan serves as a model of | 21 | | hard work, integrity, and dedication for the people of the | 22 | | State of Illinois; therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 2 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 3 | | congratulate Augustina Gonzalez Brennan on the occasion of | 4 | | being the first Latina to be promoted to the rank of Captain in | 5 | | the Chicago Police Department and wish her continued success | 6 | | and happiness in the future; and be it further
| 7 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 8 | | presented to Augustina Gonzalez Brennan as a symbol of our | 9 | | esteem and respect.
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