Full Text of HR0752 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to recognize the Illinois State Police | 4 | | (ISP) on the occasion of its centennial anniversary; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, The Illinois State Highway Police began serving | 6 | | the people of Illinois under the direction of Superintendent | 7 | | John Stack as part of the Department of Public Works and | 8 | | Buildings on April 1, 1922; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, The Illinois State Highway Police was combined | 10 | | with the Illinois State Highway Maintenance Police in 1924; | 11 | | and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, The Illinois State Police was transferred into | 13 | | the newly created Department of Public Safety in 1941; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Director T.P. Sullivan of the Department of | 15 | | Public Safety initiated plans for a mobile crime laboratory to | 16 | | serve the State under the Illinois State Police authority; | 17 | | Governor Dwight Green christened the mobile laboratory in | 18 | | Chicago on September 12, 1942; the mobile laboratory contained | 19 | | microscopes and supplies, an x-ray unit, and photography, | 20 | | fingerprinting, and polygraph equipment that allowed | 21 | | scientists to conduct nitrate and blood stain tests, identify |
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| 1 | | fluids, restore serial numbers erased from metals, and conduct | 2 | | qualitative and quantitative analysis of unknown substances; | 3 | | and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Illinois State Police appointments were removed | 5 | | from political patronage and placed under a merit system with | 6 | | the State Police Merit Board in 1941; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Governor Adlai Stevenson II created an | 8 | | investigative arm of the Illinois State Police dedicated to | 9 | | the suppression of gambling in the State of Illinois in 1950, | 10 | | which grew to include stolen and abandoned vehicles; this unit | 11 | | became known as the Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB) in | 12 | | 1976 and focused on homicide, armed robbery, and burglary | 13 | | investigations; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Governor William Stratton created the Division of | 15 | | Narcotic Control (DNC) in 1958, which focused on confronting | 16 | | the rising tide of controlled substance abuse and crime; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Governor Richard Ogilvie merged the Division of | 18 | | Narcotic Control (DNC) into the newly created Illinois Bureau | 19 | | of Investigation (IBI) in 1969; the new bureau focused on | 20 | | narcotic trafficking, organized crime, and general criminal | 21 | | activity; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, The Illinois State Police Academy's current | 2 | | facility opened its doors in 1968; the academy has trained | 3 | | more than 7,000 cadets; prior to the current facility, all | 4 | | state troopers were trained at a building on the grounds of the | 5 | | Illinois State Fair; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, The Illinois State Police was moved into the | 7 | | newly created Department of Law Enforcement in 1970; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Governor James Thompson combined the Criminal | 9 | | Investigative Bureau of the Illinois State Police and the | 10 | | Illinois Bureau of Investigation into one division, the | 11 | | Division of Criminal Investigation, into the newly named | 12 | | Department of State Police through Executive Order in 1977; | 13 | | this Executive Order further created the Division of Internal | 14 | | Investigation, which replaced the Office of Special | 15 | | Investigations originally created by Governor Dan Walker; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, The Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) was | 17 | | formed within the Illinois State Police, resulting in | 18 | | approximately 300 investigators statewide possessing a wide | 19 | | latitude of investigative experience; this model lasted until | 20 | | the Division of State Troopers and the Division of Criminal | 21 | | Investigation were merged into the Division of Operations | 22 | | (DOO) in the mid-1990s; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Under Public Act 98-634, Statewide 9-1-1 | 2 | | responsibility was moved to the Illinois State Police on July | 3 | | 1, 2015; today, the ISP is currently implementing Next | 4 | | Generation 9-1-1; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Governor JB Pritzker signed Executive Order | 6 | | 2019-12 on August 16, 2019, reestablishing the Division of | 7 | | Criminal Investigation (DCI), the Division of Patrol, and the | 8 | | Division of the Academy and Training; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, The Executive Order was codified by Public Act | 10 | | 102-538, which officially named the Illinois State Police | 11 | | Divisions as the Division of Statewide 9-1-1, the Division of | 12 | | Patrol Operations, the Division of Criminal Investigation, the | 13 | | Division of Forensic Services, the Division of Justice | 14 | | Services, the Division of Academy and Training, and the | 15 | | Division of Internal Investigation; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, From its humble beginnings, the Illinois State | 17 | | Police has grown into 21 patrol districts, eight investigative | 18 | | zones, six operational forensic science laboratories, and five | 19 | | regional crime scene services commands today; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, As of 2021, more than 70 troopers of the Illinois | 21 | | State Police have made the ultimate sacrifice by giving their | 22 | | lives in service to the State and its citizens; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, The mission of the Illinois State Police is to | 2 | | promote public safety with Integrity, Service, and Pride to | 3 | | improve the quality of life for the citizens of the State of | 4 | | Illinois; since its beginnings in 1922 under Superintendent | 5 | | John Stack, the ISP was created to be a group of men and women | 6 | | above reproach who performed their duties thoroughly, | 7 | | properly, and truthfully, which has culminated into a century | 8 | | of faith from the citizens and visitors of Illinois; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, The Illinois State Police is currently helmed by | 10 | | Director Brendan F. Kelly; therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 12 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 13 | | we recognize the Illinois State Police on its 100th | 14 | | anniversary; and be it further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That we commend the Illinois State Police for | 16 | | the high standards it has always maintained through numerous | 17 | | administrations and departments and for ISP's preeminence in | 18 | | law enforcement in the nation and the forward-looking | 19 | | objectives it has for the future; and be it further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That we thank the officers and staff of the | 21 | | Illinois State Police for their service, and we wish the ISP |
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| 1 | | continued success; and be it further
| 2 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 3 | | presented to the Illinois State Police, the Illinois State | 4 | | Police Heritage Foundation, and Illinois Troopers Lodge #41 as | 5 | | an expression of our esteem and respect.
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