Bill Text: IL HR0296 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Recognizes the dedication and effort of Larry Regnier during his time with the Kankakee Police Department.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-04-24 - Resolution Adopted [HR0296 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HR0296-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The Illinois House of Representatives would like
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| 3 | to recognize Kankakee Police Chief Larry Regnier for nearly 35
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| 4 | years of service; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Larry Regnier graduated from Kankakee Westview | ||||||
| 6 | High School, Kankakee Community College with an
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| 7 | degree in law enforcement, and the Northwestern University | ||||||
| 8 | Center For Public Safety, School of
Police Staff and Command; | ||||||
| 9 | he served with the United
States Navy and joined the Kankakee | ||||||
| 10 | Police
Department on November 17, 1982; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, In 1988, then Patrolman Regnier was promoted to
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| 12 | the rank of Sergeant; he was promoted in 1992 to
the rank of | ||||||
| 13 | Lieutenant, and in 1996, he took over as
Investigations | ||||||
| 14 | Commander; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, In 2000, Commander Regnier was appointed by Mayor
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| 16 | Don Green to the position of Deputy Chief, a position he held
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| 17 | for the next 10 years; in 2010, he was appointed to Chief of | ||||||
| 18 | Police by Mayor
Nina Epstein; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, During his career, Chief Regnier has seen many
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| 20 | advances in law enforcement; he has constantly kept informed | ||||||
| 21 | and up to date on the
advances that are best for the Kankakee | ||||||
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| 1 | Police
Department, and has sought out ways for
the department | ||||||
| 2 | to better connect to the community it serves; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, In 2013, Chief Regnier set the lowest level of | ||||||
| 4 | crime in Kankakee, beating the previous record set in 2009; | ||||||
| 5 | this
marked the first time in Kankakee history that crime fell | ||||||
| 6 | in all eight categories (murder,
criminal sexual assault, | ||||||
| 7 | robbery, aggravated assault/battery, burglary, theft, auto | ||||||
| 8 | theft, and arson); therefore, be it
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| 9 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 10 | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
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| 11 | recognize the dedication and effort of Larry Regnier during his | ||||||
| 12 | time with the Kankakee Police
Department and we wish him all | ||||||
| 13 | the best in retirement; and be it further
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| 14 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be sent
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| 15 | to former Kankakee Police Chief Larry Regnier.
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