Bill Text: IL HR1175 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Congratulates Michael Semkiu on the occasion of his retirement as Chief of Police in Mount Prospect.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2014-05-29 - Resolution Adopted [HR1175 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2013-HR1175-Introduced.html

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HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Michael Semkiu, the Chief of Police in Mount
Prospect, will retire on June 17, 2014 after 31 years of
distinguished service to the citizens of Mount Prospect; and
WHEREAS, Chief Semkiu joined the Mount Prospect Police
Department on April 1, 1983; he was promoted to Sergeant in May
of 1998 and to Commander in 2002; he was subsequently promoted
to Deputy Chief of Administrative Services in 2004 and finally
to Chief of Police on June 5, 2012; and
WHEREAS, Chief Semkiu is a graduate of Loyola University
with a Bachelor of Science Degree and a Juris Doctor degree
from John Marshall Law School; he is a 2004 graduate of the
Northwestern University's Center for Public Safety School of
Police Staff and Command and a 2011 graduate of the
Northwestern University's Center for Public Safety Executive
Management Program; he received the Center's "Public Safety
Leadership Award" that same year; and
WHEREAS, During his career with the Mount Prospect Police
Department, Chief Semkiu received numerous honors and awards,
including the Department's "Runner-up Officer of the Year"
award in 1993 and the Cook County Sheriff's "Award of Merit" in
2011; and

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WHEREAS, Chief Semkiu has served on the Cook County Child
Advocacy Center Advisory Board and the Northwest Suburban
Alliance on Domestic Violence Committee; and
WHEREAS, As a licensed attorney, Chief Semkiu is a member
of both the Illinois State Bar Association and the Chicago Bar
Association; and
WHEREAS, The Mount Prospect Police Department is an
exemplary professional organization, thanks in large part to
the culture of leadership and service that was nurtured by its
command staff, with Chief Semkiu setting the course; and
WHEREAS, After his retirement from the Mount Prospect
Police Department, Chief Semkiu plans to spend more time with
his family and enjoy a less hectic pace of life; therefore, be
it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
we congratulate Chief Michael Semkiu on his 31 years of
dedicated and committed service to the citizens of Mount
Prospect as a police officer rising from the rank of Patrolman
to Chief; and be it further

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RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to Chief Semkiu with our gratitude for his public
service and our best wishes for his retirement years.