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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Ignacio "Joe" Pena, Chief of Police in East |
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| Dundee, Illinois, has announced his retirement; and
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| WHEREAS, Ignacio Pena was born and raised on the north side |
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| of Chicago; he joined the Marine Corps in 1968, where he served |
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| a tour of duty in Vietnam and rose to the rank of Sergeant; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1970 he married his high school sweetheart, |
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| Leona; together they have raised three children, Ignacio, Jr., |
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| Christine, and Jacob; and
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| WHEREAS, He applied to join the ranks of the East Dundee |
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| Police Department in 1974; in 1975 he became a full-time |
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| officer, and he was appointed Police Chief in 1986; his fluency |
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| in the Spanish language made him an asset to the department and |
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| helped assist in communications with the East Dundee Latino |
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| community; and
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| WHEREAS, In 2006 Chief Pena became President of the |
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| Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police; as co-chair of Fight |
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| Crime: Invest in Kids Illinois, he has promoted programs to |
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| help children get the right start in life and stay on a |
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| positive life track; the programs are supported by over 140 |
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| police chiefs, sheriffs, states' attorneys, police |
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| organizations, and crime survivors; and
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| WHEREAS, Chief Pena's proudest professional accomplishment |
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| is his work with the Illinois Special Olympics; he serves as |
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| the Chairman of the Law Enforcement Torch Run Committee, |
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| volunteering time and raising money, in addition to working |
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| with the athletes; he was inducted into the International |
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| Special Olympics Hall of Fame in 1998 for his hard work and |
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| commitment to the organization; therefore, be it
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