Bill Text: IL HR0410 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Congratulates Chief Kristen Ziman on her retirement from the Aurora Police Department. Further thanks her for her service to the community and wishes her all the best in her future endeavors.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2021-09-09 - Resolution Adopted [HR0410 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2021-HR0410-Introduced.html

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HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
Representatives wish to congratulate Chief Kristen Ziman on
the occasion of her retirement from the Aurora Police
Department after 30 years of service; and
WHEREAS, Chief Ziman was born and raised on the west side
of Aurora and graduated from West Aurora High School; she
received an associate's degree from Waubonsee Community
College; she earned her bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice
from Aurora University and a master's degree in Criminal
Justice Management from Boston University; she earned a second
master's degree in Homeland Security and Defense from the
Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California; she is a
graduate of the Police Executive Research Firm's Senior
Management Institute for Police, the FBI National Academy
#249, and several other leadership programs; and
WHEREAS, Chief Ziman started her law enforcement career as
a police cadet in Aurora in 1991; she became a sworn police
officer of the Aurora Police Department (APD) in 1994; she
became a field training officer and then joined APD's
Community Policing Unit; she moved to the Investigations
Division in the late 1990s; after seeing a spike in domestic
violence in Aurora, she launched the Domestic Violence

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Reduction Unit, a specialized unit within Investigations to
investigate and arrest those responsible for domestic
violence; she was promoted to sergeant in 2003; and
WHEREAS, Chief Ziman took the lieutenant's test in 2008,
and she placed first on the promotion list; shortly
thereafter, she became the first female lieutenant in the
history of the Aurora Police Department; and
WHEREAS, Chief Ziman became the first-ever female
commander of the Aurora Police Department in 2010, where she
continued her passion of community policing and helped build
long-lasting relationships with the community that attributed
to huge overall crime reductions in Aurora; as part of her
community-policing effort, the City of Aurora documented zero
murders in 2012; and
WHEREAS, Chief Ziman became the first female police chief
in the Aurora Police Department's history in 2016; during her
tenure, she put together a team of individuals who brought a
diversity of culture and thought to the department, updated
antiquated policies, implemented a consistent system of
accountability, incorporated new technology to enhance
policing, and continued making strides with the community; and
WHEREAS, Chief Ziman serves as vice president at-large of

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the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) and
is a member of the Illinois Sentencing Policy Advisory Council
(SPAC); she also serves as the member at-large of the Police
Executive Research Firm (PERF); and
WHEREAS, During her 30-year career, Chief Ziman led by
example, opened doors for those who came after, and encouraged
the Aurora Police Department, no matter their rank or
position, to always speak up if they had an idea or concern;
her leadership brought humanity, trust, and legitimacy to the
Aurora Police Department; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
we congratulate Chief Kristen Ziman on her retirement from the
Aurora Police Department, thank her for her service to the
community, and wish her all the best in her future endeavors;
and be it further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to Chief Ziman as an expression of our esteem and
respect.