Full Text of HR1275 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois General Assembly wish | 3 | | to congratulate McHenry County Sheriff Keith Nygren on the | 4 | | occasion of his retirement on November 30, 2014, after more | 5 | | than 47 years of service in the law enforcement field; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Keith Nygren is a graduate of Northern Illinois | 7 | | University and the FBI National Academy; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Keith Nygren began his career in DeKalb County in | 9 | | 1967; he left DeKalb County in 1971 and began a 26-year career | 10 | | with the Crystal Lake Police Department, where he worked his | 11 | | way up through the ranks and retired as Chief of Police in | 12 | | 1997; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Keith Nygren was appointed Sheriff of McHenry | 14 | | County on April 15, 1997; he was then elected to be Sheriff of | 15 | | McHenry County on November 3, 1998 and was sworn into office on | 16 | | December 1, 1998; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, The McHenry County Sheriff's Office serves a | 18 | | population of approximately 300,000 people and the Department | 19 | | maintains a state-of-the-art corrections facility; with a | 20 | | budget of approximately $35 million and a staff of more than | 21 | | 400 employees, the Sheriff's Office is committed to maintaining |
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| 1 | | optimum standards and providing the citizens of McHenry County | 2 | | with a strong and well-prepared law enforcement agency; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, During Keith Nygren's tenure as Sheriff in 2013, | 4 | | his office attained the "Triple Crown" status by obtaining | 5 | | simultaneous accreditation through the Commission on the | 6 | | Accreditation of Law Enforcement Agencies, the Commission on | 7 | | Accreditation for Corrections of the American Correctional | 8 | | Association's Commission, and the National Commission on | 9 | | Correctional Healthcare; McHenry County is only the 3rd | 10 | | Sheriff's Office in the State of Illinois to attain this | 11 | | prestigious status; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, Keith Nygren has served as McHenry County Sheriff | 13 | | for more than 17 years and has vastly improved the Sheriff's | 14 | | Office during his time in office; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Upon his retirement, Keith Nygren will have been | 16 | | the longest-serving Sheriff in McHenry County history; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, A celebration will be held in honor of Keith | 18 | | Nygren's retirement on September 25, 2014; therefore, be it
| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 20 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 21 | | we thank McHenry County Sheriff Keith Nygren for his many years |
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| 1 | | of service to the people of McHenry County and congratulate him | 2 | | on this occasion of his retirement; and be it further
| 3 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 4 | | presented to Sheriff Keith Nygren as an expression of our | 5 | | congratulations and appreciation.
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