HR0025 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives wish to congratulate Michael A. Holub on the occasion of his retirement as the Chief of Police of the Village of La Grange in 2015; and

WHEREAS, Chief Holub began his 40-year career in law enforcement in 1974, when he joined the Stickney Police Department; he was promoted to Sergeant in 1981, to Patrol Shift Commander in 1987, and to Deputy Chief of Police in 1988; later in 1988, he became Chief of Police of the Stickney Police Department; he became Chief of Police of the Palos Park Police Department in 1995 and of the River Forest Police Department in 1998; in 2003, he became Chief of Police of the La Grange Police Department; and

WHEREAS, Throughout his career, Chief Holub has received numerous awards and has been involved with numerous organizations; he received the Excellence in Law Enforcement Award in 2013 from the Special Agents Association and the Law Enforcement Award from the Illinois State Bar Association in 2012; in 2010, the American Legion Department of Illinois named him its Law Enforcement Officer of the Year, and he was a member of its Disaster Relief Committee; he received the La Grange Area NAACP's Award of Appreciation in 2006 and the La Grange Business Association's Public Servant Award in 2003; he was a past member of Triton College's Criminal Justice Department's Adjunct Faculty, where he was named Outstanding Adjunct Faculty Member in 2002; he is a member of the FBI National Academy Associates, where he was named the Northern Illinois Division Member of the Year in 2002 and served as President of the Illinois Chapter in 2007; he served as the Public Affairs Director and Military Liaison for the United States Department of Defense's Employer Support for the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) for Illinois, for which he was selected as National ESGR Public Affairs Volunteer of the Year in 2012 and received the Illinois ESGR Seven Seals Award twice, the President's Volunteer Service Award 8 times, the Department of Defense Patriot Award 3 times, and the Department of Defense Above and Beyond Award in January of 2010; he served as a Personnel Committee member for the Northeast Multi-Regional Police Training Board and as Parliamentarian for the West Suburban Chiefs of Police Association, where he was also a past President and life member; he served as past Chairman of the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police's Police Chiefs Certification Committee and as past Chair of its Executive Search Committee; he was past President of the 5th District Police Chiefs Association; he served in the United States Army's Old Guard, where was presented with the Meritorious Unit Citation; he was a life member and a member of the board of directors of The Old Guard Association; he received the United States Army's National Defense Service Medal; and

WHEREAS, Chief Holub has authored articles in the FBI's National Academy Associate magazine and in Command Magazine; and

WHEREAS, Chief Holub received his Associate of Arts from Morton College in 1979; he attended the FBI Executive Development Course for Police Chiefs in 1988 and the FBI National Academy in 1993; he received his Bachelor of Arts in Criminal and Social Justice from Lewis University in 1995; he attended the FBI Midwest Law Enforcement Executive Development Seminar in 1997; he received his Master of Arts in Law Enforcement and Justice Administration from Western Illinois University in 1997; he became a certified police chief in 2001 (recertified in 2006 and 2011) and attended the Western Illinois University Fire Protection Services Program from 2002 to 2003; and

WHEREAS, Chief Holub will be honored at a retirement dinner on January 24, 2015 at Crystal Sky Banquets in McCook; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Michael A. Holub on his retirement as the Chief of Police of the Village of La Grange, and we wish him the best in all his future endeavors; and be it further

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