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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to congratulate Rick Willing,
4 Carol Stream Police Chief, on his retirement; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Rick Willing has served 29 years with the Carol
6 Stream Police Department, serving his first three years as a
7 cadet; and
 
8     WHEREAS, Highlights of his career include joining the Carol
9 Stream Police Department as patrol officer in 1979; being named
10 Carol Stream Employee of the Year in 1982; promoted to sergeant
11 in 1987; promoted to lieutenant in 1997; named Village Employee
12 of the Year in 2000; promoted to deputy chief in 2001; earned
13 the Northwestern University Center for Public Safety Executive
14 Leadership Award in 2001; promoted to chief in 2003; and in
15 2008 he was named second vice president of the DuPage Chiefs of
16 Police Association, where he also served as secretary and as
17 treasurer in 2007; and
 
18     WHEREAS, When he began with the department there were only
19 16 officers watching over a population of 15,000 citizens;
20 today there are 68 officers that watch over a population of
21 43,000 as the community has grown; and
 

 

 

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1     WHEREAS, Retirement will give Chief Willing a chance to
2 spend time with his wife and children; therefore, be it
 
3     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
4 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
5 congratulate Carol Stream Police Chief Rick Willing on his
6 retirement and thank him for his dedication to the community;
7 and be it further
 
8     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
9 presented to Rick Willing as a symbol of our respect and
10 esteem.