Bill Text: IL HR0942 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Congratulates the Cook County Sheriff's Police Department for its 100 years of service to the citizens of Cook County.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2022-11-15 - Resolution Adopted [HR0942 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2021-HR0942-Introduced.html

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HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
Representatives wish to congratulate the Cook County Sheriff's
Police Department on the occasion of its 100th anniversary,
providing a century of service to the residents of suburban
Cook County and the City of Chicago; and
WHEREAS, The Cook County Sheriff's Police Department,
originally named the Cook County Sheriff's Highway Police
Department, was created when the first 32 Cook County Highway
Police Officers were officially sworn in for duty in 1922; and
WHEREAS, Today, 100 years later, the Cook County Sheriff's
Police Department is the third largest police department in
the State of Illinois, with more than 500 sworn officers; and
WHEREAS, The Cook County Sheriff's Police Department's
officers are state certified law enforcement officers charged
with patrolling unincorporated areas of Cook County as well as
assisting suburban police departments; and
WHEREAS, The Cook County Sheriff's Police Department's
primary responsibility, as mandated by the Illinois State
Constitution, is to provide police services to the 109,000
residents in the unincorporated areas of Cook County; and

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WHEREAS, The Cook County Sheriff's Police Department has
numerous specialized units that provide services to federal,
state, and local law enforcement agencies on a mutual aid
basis, including the Investigations Unit, the Evidence
Technician Unit, the Narcotics and Street Crimes Suppression
Units, the Gun Team, the Bomb Unit, Emergency 911 Dispatch,
24-hour Warrant Desk, the Truck and Traffic Unit, the
Community Engagement Unit, Emergency Services, Senior Citizen
Services, and the Special Victims Unit; and
WHEREAS, The Cook County Sheriff's Police Department is
the first and only police department in Illinois allowed
membership to the Mutual Aid Box Alarm System (MABAS),
assisting with search and rescue operations on land and water
emergencies; and
WHEREAS, The Cook County Sheriff's Police Department works
to provide the citizens of Cook County with well-trained
officers who serve the community with dedication and pride;
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
we congratulate the Cook County Sheriff's Police Department
for its 100 years of service to the citizens of Cook County,

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and we wish the department continued safety and success as it
moves into its second century.