Bill Text: IL HR0052 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Illinois State Police Director Leo P. Schmitz on his retirement.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2019-01-29 - Resolution Adopted [HR0052 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HR0052-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives wish to congratulate Illinois State Police | ||||||
| 4 | Director Leo P. Schmitz on the occasion of his retirement; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Director Schmitz has a law enforcement career | ||||||
| 6 | spanning nearly 30 years, dating back to
1986 when he joined | ||||||
| 7 | Chicago Police Department (CPD) as a police officer; he was | ||||||
| 8 | later promoted to the Joint Robbery Task Force, where he and | ||||||
| 9 | his partners made over 500 robbery arrests; after
being shot | ||||||
| 10 | twice in 1996 in pursuit of a robbery suspect, whom he also
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| 11 | apprehended, he was presented with the Illinois Law Enforcement
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| 12 | Medal of Honor by then-Gov. James Edgar, the Chicago | ||||||
| 13 | Superintendent's
Award of Valor, and the Blue Star Award by the | ||||||
| 14 | Chicago Police Department; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, Director Schmitz rose through the ranks of the CPD | ||||||
| 16 | and received
numerous awards for his service; in 2009, he was | ||||||
| 17 | selected to lead CPD's
Gang Enforcement Unit; his
unit was | ||||||
| 18 | recognized for its success with a Meritorious Citation; in | ||||||
| 19 | 2012, he was assigned to lead Chicago's Englewood District, | ||||||
| 20 | which saw a 44% drop in homicide and a 14% reduction in | ||||||
| 21 | shootings in his first year; that same year, he was promoted to | ||||||
| 22 | deputy chief,
a role in which he served until his CPD | ||||||
| 23 | retirement in January 2015; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Director Schmitz was appointed Director of the | ||||||
| 2 | Illinois State Police in February 2015; during his tenure, the | ||||||
| 3 | Illinois
State Police completed Procedural Justice and Police | ||||||
| 4 | Legitimacy training,
saw a reduction in the number of fatal | ||||||
| 5 | crashes and fatalities, a reduction
in the number of expressway | ||||||
| 6 | shootings, an updated State Police Crime
Lab's Laboratory | ||||||
| 7 | Information Management System (LIMS), NARCAN Training and
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| 8 | Distribution, and a successful Statewide 9-1-1 Implementation | ||||||
| 9 | Measures;
troopers saw upgraded uniform holsters and | ||||||
| 10 | tourniquets; therefore, be it
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| 11 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 12 | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 13 | we congratulate Illinois State Police Director Leo P. Schmitz | ||||||
| 14 | on his retirement, and we wish him the best in all his future | ||||||
| 15 | endeavors; and be it further
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| 16 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 17 | presented to Director Schmitz as a symbol of our respect and | ||||||
| 18 | esteem.
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