HR0718 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives wish to congratulate and thank Glenn and Christine Young for their 26 years of service to the McKinley Park community as facilitators for CAPS Beat 912; and

WHEREAS, Glenn and Christine Young, life-long residents of McKinley Park in the 2nd District, became beat facilitators in April 1994 and have facilitated meetings at Beat 912 in the 9th police district almost on par with the inception of the Community Alternative Policing Strategy Program; and

WHEREAS, Glenn and Christine Young have built community and trust in the CAPS program by organizing countless smoke-outs, roll calls, and holiday parties to foster community in Beat 912 and to grow the attendance of the beat for dozens of years; and

WHEREAS, The dedication that Glenn and Christine Young have to the CAPS meeting at Beat 912 has earned them the acknowledgment of having the most well-attended CAPS meeting in the 9th district and possibly the city; and

WHEREAS, Glenn and Christine Young's efforts serve as a model for excellence within the police department, displaying the dedication and support the CAPS program needs to be sustainable in the community and to serve as a true model of community policing in our communities; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we celebrate the work and dedication of Glenn and Christine Young to Beat 912, the 9th district police, and the greater McKinley Park community; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Glenn and Christine Young as a symbol of our respect and esteem.