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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 

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    WHEREAS, Chief of Police Francis G. DioGuardi is retiring 
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after 33 years of dedicated service in the Police Department of 
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the Village of Park Forest; and
 

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    WHEREAS, Francis G. DioGuardi has been in the Park Forest 
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area since 1970; on September 16, 1971, he was sworn in as a 
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patrol officer for the  Park Forest Police Department; in the 
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patrol division, he distinguished himself by establishing 
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several community outreach programs fostering positive 
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police/youth interaction and he was  a department spokesman in 
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the local school systems on child safety, stranger danger, and 
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sexual assault prevention; and
 

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    WHEREAS, In 1981, he was assigned to the Detective/Juvenile 
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Division where he investigated serious crimes and established a 
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close working relationship with the Juvenile Justice System; in 
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1982, he was appointed Director of Crime Prevention and Youth 
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Services within the Police Department; during his eight years 
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in this position, he established several meaningful community 
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policing programs; and
 

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    WHEREAS, He was one of the first 30 DARE officers in the 
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State of Illinois in 1985 and taught the curriculum in three 
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school districts in the Village; he served as Executive 
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Director of Region II Operation Snowball and worked on the Rich 
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Township High School District Operation Snowball; as a founding 
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member of the South Suburban Council on Sexual Assault, he was 
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instrumental in rewriting the sexual assault statutes of 
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Illinois and helped create the Domestic Violence Act of 1986; 
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and
 

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    WHEREAS, In 1989, he served as President of the South 
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Suburban Juvenile Officers Association; in 1990, he was 
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promoted to the rank of Corporal and assumed the duties of 
 


 






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first-line supervisor in the Patrol Division and served as a 
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department hostage negotiator; in 1995, he was promoted to the 
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rank of Sergeant and served as a shift Watch Commander; and
 

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    WHEREAS, In 1999, he was designated a Commander and 
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provided input and direction to the Police Department 
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Administration as part of the management team; he also served 
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on the policy board of the Dating Violence Prevention Education 
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Program at Rich Township High School District 227; in 2000, he 
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was promoted to the rank of Captain and served as head of 
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operations for the Police Department; he assumed the duties of 
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Chief of Police in the absence of the Chief; and
 

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    WHEREAS, In July 2003, Chief DioGuardi was appointed 
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Interim Chief of Police, assuming overall management of the 
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Park Forest Police Department; he was appointed permanent Chief 
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of Police for the Park Forest Police Department in 2003; 
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therefore, be it 
 

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    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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congratulate Chief of Police Francis G. DioGuardi on the 
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occasion of his retirement from the Park Forest Police 
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Department after 33 years of service; we thank him for his 
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exemplary service and we wish him all the best in his future 
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endeavors; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to Chief DioGuardi as an expression of our respect 
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and esteem.