Full Text of HR0296 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The Illinois House of Representatives would like
| 3 | | to recognize Kankakee Police Chief Larry Regnier for nearly 35
| 4 | | years of service; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Larry Regnier graduated from Kankakee Westview | 6 | | High School, Kankakee Community College with an
associates | 7 | | degree in law enforcement, and the Northwestern University | 8 | | Center For Public Safety, School of
Police Staff and Command; | 9 | | he served with the United
States Navy and joined the Kankakee | 10 | | Police
Department on November 17, 1982; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, In 1988, then Patrolman Regnier was promoted to
| 12 | | the rank of Sergeant; he was promoted in 1992 to
the rank of | 13 | | Lieutenant, and in 1996, he took over as
Investigations | 14 | | Commander; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, In 2000, Commander Regnier was appointed by Mayor
| 16 | | Don Green to the position of Deputy Chief, a position he held
| 17 | | for the next 10 years; in 2010, he was appointed to Chief of | 18 | | Police by Mayor
Nina Epstein; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, During his career, Chief Regnier has seen many
| 20 | | advances in law enforcement; he has constantly kept informed | 21 | | and up to date on the
advances that are best for the Kankakee |
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Department, and has sought out ways for
the department | 2 | | to better connect to the community it serves; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, In 2013, Chief Regnier set the lowest level of | 4 | | crime in Kankakee, beating the previous record set in 2009; | 5 | | this
marked the first time in Kankakee history that crime fell | 6 | | in all eight categories (murder,
criminal sexual assault, | 7 | | robbery, aggravated assault/battery, burglary, theft, auto | 8 | | theft, and arson); therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 10 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
| 11 | | recognize the dedication and effort of Larry Regnier during his | 12 | | time with the Kankakee Police
Department and we wish him all | 13 | | the best in retirement; and be it further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be sent
| 15 | | to former Kankakee Police Chief Larry Regnier.
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