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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS The members of the House of Representatives of
3 the State of Illinois wish to congratulate Phillip Arnold,
4 Chief of Police of Thornton, on being named the Police Chief
5 of the Year by the Illinois State Crime Commission; and
6 WHEREAS, Chief Arnold began his career in law enforcement
7 in 1986 as a patrol officer with the Harvey Police
8 Department; in 1989, he joined the East Hazel Crest Police
9 Department to form a Canine Unit, and in 1991, he was named
10 Police Officer of the Year for the department; and
11 WHEREAS, Chief Arnold currently serves as the Chief of
12 Police for the Thornton Police Department; as the village's
13 chief law enforcement officer, his duties include the
14 development and administration of an $802,000 budget, the
15 management of a public safety facility, fleet, and all
16 capital assets, and extensive participation in village
17 government operations which includes conducting research
18 projects regarding residential and business concerns, school
19 programs, education, and grants; and
20 WHEREAS, Since he joined the Village of Thornton, morale
21 in the department has greatly improved and a pre-existing
22 manpower turnover problem has been corrected; he has updated
23 uniforms and police credentials to ensure the integrity of
24 the police department, and he has instituted a program to
25 prevent racial profiling; and
26 WHEREAS, Several programs have been developed by Chief
27 Arnold, including a school resource officer program, bicycle
28 patrol, police honor guard for various community functions,
29 and a truck enforcement unit; and
30 WHEREAS, Chief Arnold has over 3,000 hours of continued
31 law enforcement training, including Northwestern University's
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1 School of Police Staff and Command and the Executive
2 Management Program; he is a graduate of Thornton Township
3 High School and received his Bachelor of Science degree with
4 highest honors in Law Enforcement Management from Calumet
5 College of St. Joseph; he and his wife, Angie, are lifelong
6 residents of the south suburbs; therefore, be it
7 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
8 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
9 we offer our heartiest congratulations to Thornton Chief of
10 Police Phillip Arnold on being named Police Chief of the Year
11 by the Illinois State Crime Commission and commend him for
12 his dedication to law enforcement and the outstanding
13 contributions he has made to the Village of Thornton and the
14 citizens of Illinois; and be it further
15 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
16 presented to Chief Arnold as a token of our respect and
17 esteem and with wishes that his success may long continue.