Full Text of HR0661 93rd General Assembly
HR0661 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | | 3 |
| Representatives congratulate Villa Park Chief of Police Ronald | | 4 |
| R. Ohlson on his retirement after many years of dedicated | | 5 |
| service; and
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| WHEREAS, Ronald Ohlson began with the Villa Park Police | | 7 |
| Department in 1972 as a patrolman and quickly moved up through | | 8 |
| the ranks serving as Police Liaison Officer, Detective, | | 9 |
| Sergeant, and Lieutenant/Deputy Chief before becoming Chief in | | 10 |
| 1991; and
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| WHEREAS, Chief Ohlson graduated from the F.B.I Academy in | | 12 |
| 1993; and
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| WHEREAS, He was awarded "Police Officer of the Year" by the | | 14 |
| Villa Park Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and the State of | | 15 |
| Illinois; and in 2001, he received the Illinois Public | | 16 |
| Employees' Labor Relations Award; and
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| WHEREAS, Chief Ohlson has served as chairman of the Board | | 18 |
| of the DuPage County Major Crimes Task Force; he is the founder | | 19 |
| and past executive board member of the DuPage County Crime | | 20 |
| Commission; past executive board member of the Illinois Police | | 21 |
| Association; past vice chairman of the DuPage County Children's | | 22 |
| Center; past president of the Rotary Club of Villa Park and | | 23 |
| DuPage County Chiefs of Police; and Sergeant at Arms of the | | 24 |
| Illinois Chiefs of Police and the International Chiefs of | | 25 |
| Police; and
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| WHEREAS, During his service as Chief of the Villa Park | | 27 |
| Police Department, the Department received 1st place in the | | 28 |
| State of Illinois Traffic Challenge and was recognized for | | 29 |
| Community Policing programs for the National League of Cities | | 30 |
| and DuPage County; and
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| WHEREAS, Chief Ohlson has instituted many programs | | 2 |
| including the Gang Resistance and Education Training Program | | 3 |
| (G.R.E.A.T.), the Seniors and Lawmen Together (S.A.L.T), | | 4 |
| Citizens' Police Academy, the Crime Prevention Bureau, the | | 5 |
| Traffic Accident Reduction Enforcement Team (T.A.R.G.E.T.), | | 6 |
| the Youth Educational Shoplifting Program (Y.E.S.), the Teen | | 7 |
| Police Academy, the School Bus Safety Program, and many others; | | 8 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | | 10 |
| NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | | 11 |
| congratulate Villa Park Police Chief Ronald R. Ohlson on his | | 12 |
| retirement after many years of exemplary public service and | | 13 |
| wish him well in all his future endeavors; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | | 15 |
| presented to Chief Ronald R. Ohlson as an expression of our | | 16 |
| respect and esteem.
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