Bill Text: IL HR0038 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Congratulates Russell B. Laine on the occasion of his retirement as Chief of Police for the Village of Algonquin.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2015-01-28 - Resolution Adopted [HR0038 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2015-HR0038-Introduced.html

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HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
Representatives wish to congratulate Russell B. Laine, Chief of
Police for the Village of Algonquin, on the occasion of his
retirement after more than 25 years as Chief of Police and more
than 38 years in law enforcement; and
WHEREAS, Russell Laine was born on December 11, 1950 in
Waukegan to Raynold and Martha Laine; he graduated from York
Community High School in 1969; and
WHEREAS, Russell Laine served in the United States Military
from December of 1969 until September of 1971, serving in South
Vietnam as an Infantry Medic with the First Cavalry Division;
and
WHEREAS, During his military service, Russell Laine
received numerous awards, including the Combat Medical Badge, 3
Bronze Stars, and a Purple Heart; and
WHEREAS, Russell Laine worked as an Emergency Medical
Technician and Surgical/Orthopedic Assistant at the Memorial
Hospital of DuPage County from 1972 to 1976; and
WHEREAS, Russell Laine later pursued a career in law

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enforcement and graduated from the College of DuPage in 1976
with an Associate's Degree, Aurora University in 1978 with a
Bachelor's Degree, and John Marshall Law School in 1991 with a
Juris Doctor Degree; and
WHEREAS, Russell Laine graduated from the Police
Administration Training Program at the Traffic Safety
Institute at Northwestern University and the Midwest Law
Enforcement Executive Development Program; and
WHEREAS, Russell Laine was employed as a Police Officer
with the Streamwood and Bartlett Police Departments beginning
in 1977; and
WHEREAS, Russell Laine's excellence as a police officer
allowed him to move up through the ranks, eventually becoming
the Chief of Police for the Bartlett Police Department; and
WHEREAS, Chief Laine served as the Chief of Police of the
Edgerton Police Department in Edgerton, Wisconsin from 1982 to
1985; and
WHEREAS, In 1985, Chief Laine was appointed Chief of Police
for the Village of Algonquin Police Department, serving in that
position for almost 30 years until his official retirement on
December 15, 2014; and

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WHEREAS, Throughout his career in law enforcement, Chief
Laine attended many specialized training seminars that honed
his skills as an officer, manager, and leader; and
WHEREAS, Specialized training in the area of ethics allowed
Chief Laine to be an honorable man who leads by example; and
WHEREAS, Chief Laine has worked as an adjunct professor at
the Northwestern University Center for Public Safety, Columbia
College in Columbia, Missouri, Elgin Community College, and the
Suburban Law Enforcement Academy at the College of DuPage; and
WHEREAS, Chief Laine authored an article titled "The
Special Duty Relationship", which appeared in Command Magazine
in the winter of 1996; and
WHEREAS, Chief Laine is a past member of the Child Advocacy
Center of McHenry County Board and a former member of the
Sherman Health Care Advisory Board; and
WHEREAS, Chief Laine received the Law Enforcement
Recognition Award from the Illinois Council Against Handgun
Violence in 2007; and
WHEREAS, Chief Laine was elected as Vice President of the

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International Association of Chiefs of Police in October of
2002 and became President in November of 2008 and serves as a
Life Member of the Association; and
WHEREAS, Chief Laine served on the First Law Enforcement
Advisory Committee on Terrorism reporting directly to the FBI
Director; and
WHEREAS, Chief Laine also served on the McHenry County
Communities Against Gangs Committee, the Illinois Municipal
League's Public Safety Committee, the North Central Narcotics
Task Force, and many other committees and coalitions; and
WHEREAS, Chief Laine was instrumental in introducing the
Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics in Algonquin and
McHenry Counties and continues to serve on the Board of
Directors for Illinois Special Olympics, an organization which
honored him in 2014 by inducting him into the Special Olympics
Hall of Fame; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
thank Algonquin Police Chief Russell Laine for his many years
of service to the people of Algonquin and McHenry and Kane
Counties, congratulate him on the occasion of his retirement,
and wish him all the best in his future endeavors; and be it

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further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to Russell Laine as an expression of our
congratulations and appreciation for a job well done.