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91_HR0074
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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police
3 awarded Detective Sergeant Michael Tardi of the Hickory Hills
4 Police Department the James J. Wade Most Outstanding Officer
5 Award for exceptional achievement, extraordinary detective
6 work, innovation in drug control and prevention, and
7 represents the highest standard of performance,
8 professionalism, and effectiveness; and
9 WHEREAS, This is the highest and most prestigious award
10 presented by the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police and
11 is conferred on only one officer in the entire State of
12 Illinois; it is not necessarily presented annually, but only
13 when an officer passes intensive screening and is found to
14 meet the stringent standards established for the honor; and
15 WHEREAS, He began his career in law enforcement as a
16 part-time dispatcher for the Hickory Hills Police Department
17 in 1978; shortly thereafter he joined the Village of Worth
18 Police Department as a part-time police officer; he was hired
19 as a full-time Officer with the Hickory Hills Police
20 Department in 1980; in 1984, he was assigned to the
21 Investigation/Youth Division, where he remains to this date;
22 he was promoted to Corporal in 1988 and attended the Federal
23 Bureau of Investigation National Academy in 1989; from 1992
24 to 1995, he was assigned to the Metropolitan Enforcement
25 Group of Cook County; on May 1, 1995, he was promoted to
26 Detective Sergeant; and
27 WHEREAS, During his career, Sergeant Tardi has received
28 many commendations, some of which include: the 1986 Cook
29 County Sheriff's Department "Police Service Award", the 1994
30 Narcotic Enforcement Officers Association "Special Award of
31 Honor", the 1995 U.S. Customs Service Award; and numerous
32 commendations and letters of commendation from the Hickory
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1 Hills Police Department and from the Federal Bureau of
2 Investigation, the Metropolitan Enforcement Group, the Cook
3 County State's Attorney, and other public safety agencies;
4 and
5 WHEREAS, He has been supported throughout his public and
6 private life by his wife, Carol, and his children, Jonathan,
7 Daniel, and Stefani; and
8 WHEREAS, Detective Sergeant Michael Tardi has earned the
9 respect and admiration of all who work with him; therefore,
10 be it
11 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
12 NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
13 we congratulate Detective Sergeant Michael Tardi on being
14 given the James J. Wade Most Outstanding Officer Award and
15 extend our best wishes to him for the future; and be it
16 further
17 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
18 presented to Detective Sergeant Michael Tardi.