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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Aurora Chief of Police William J. Lawler is |
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| retiring from his position with the police force and has |
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| accepted a position of director for the Suburban Law |
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| Enforcement Academy; and
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| WHEREAS, Chief Lawler is a 26-year veteran of law |
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| enforcement; prior to his career with the Aurora Police |
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| Department, he served three years with the Kane County Sheriffs |
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| Department; he was appointed as a Police Officer for the City |
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| of Aurora on December 11, 1978; and
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| WHEREAS, During his career, Chief Lawler has worked in most |
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| units and divisions within the department, including Patrol, |
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| Crime Prevention, Investigations, Support Services, and Gang |
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| Intervention (now the Special Operations Group); he was a |
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| member of the department's Special Response Team and the Honor |
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| Guard; he served honorably in all ranks within the police |
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| department; he was promoted to Sergeant on April 25, 1990; to |
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| Lieutenant on July 10, 1993; and to Commander on December 21, |
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| 1996; and
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| WHEREAS, William J. Lawler was appointed as Aurora's first |
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| Deputy Chief of Police on January 26, 2000; his appointment as |
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| Chief of Police of the Aurora Police Department was effective |
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| July 20, 2002; and
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| WHEREAS, He is a graduate of West Aurora High School and |
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| holds a bachelor's degree in law enforcement administration |
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| from Western Illinois University and a master's degree in |
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| criminal justice from Aurora University; he lives in Aurora |
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| with his wife, Joanne, and daughter, Cathy; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |