093_HR0285 LRB093 11740 HSS 15604 r 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.