Full Text of SJR0025 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that the Illinois General
| 3 | | Assembly pays honor and respect to those individuals who have | 4 | | given
their lives in service to their communities; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Commander Paul R. Bauer faithfully served the | 6 | | Chicago Police Department (CPD) for over 31 years until
his | 7 | | tragic on-duty death on February 13, 2018; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Commander Bauer joined the CPD in July 1986; | 9 | | through 1994, he served in the 3rd (Grand Crossing) and 1st | 10 | | (Central) Districts, as well as with the
elite mounted unit; in | 11 | | 1994, he was promoted to sergeant and assigned to the
22nd | 12 | | District (Morgan Park) until 1998; from 1998 through 2005, he | 13 | | served on specialized enforcement teams
before returning to the | 14 | | mounted unit; in 2005, he was promoted to lieutenant and served
| 15 | | in the 12th District (Near West) until 2008, when he once again | 16 | | returned to the mounted unit as its
commanding officer; in | 17 | | 2015, he was promoted to captain and served as executive | 18 | | officer of
the 18th District; he was promoted to commander of | 19 | | the 18th District in July 2016; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Commander Bauer's most recent assignment was | 21 | | Commander of the
18th District (Near North); and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Commander Bauer oversaw public safety plans at | 2 | | large scale
events and for dignitary protection; he made | 3 | | community outreach a priority,
attending countless public | 4 | | meetings and hosting a monthly Coffee with the Commander | 5 | | meeting in his
district; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, During his career, Commander Bauer earned 67 | 7 | | awards and honorable mentions, including two for crime | 8 | | reduction; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Commander Bauer graduated from Saint Ignatius
| 10 | | College Preparatory; he earned his Bachelor of Science from | 11 | | Northern Illinois University and his Master of Public | 12 | | Administration from the Illinois Institute of Technology; he is | 13 | | survived by his wife, Erin, and his 13 year old daughter, | 14 | | Grace; therefore, be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 16 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES | 17 | | CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the James R. Thompson | 18 | | Center plaza, which is defined by the open space to the east | 19 | | and south of the building proper, bounded by the sidewalks of | 20 | | Randolph and Clark street, as the "Commander Paul R. Bauer | 21 | | Plaza"; and be it further | 22 | | RESOLVED, That the Department of Central Management |
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| 1 | | Services is requested to erect, at suitable locations | 2 | | consistent with
State and federal regulations, appropriate | 3 | | plaques or signs
giving notice of the name of the "Commander | 4 | | Paul R. Bauer Plaza"; and be it further
| 5 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 6 | | presented to the family of Commander Bauer and the Director of | 7 | | Central Management Services.
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