[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 147 (Wednesday, September 28, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S6205]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ILLINOIS ASSOCIATION OF CHIEFS OF POLICE

  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, this year marks the 75th anniversary of 
the establishment of the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police, and 
I wish to commend the association for its seven-and-a-half decades of 
dedicated service to the people of Illinois.
  Since its creation in 1941, the association has worked to elevate the 
training and professional development of law enforcement leadership 
throughout the State, including working to establish the Police 
Training Institute at the University of Illinois. The association makes 
sure that police chiefs have the information and training they need to 
engage in effective community policing. From its headquarters on Fifth 
Street in Springfield, the association's influence has spread across 
the Nation and the world, with seven members of the association having 
served as the president of the International Association of Chiefs of 
Police.
  Throughout its history, the association has worked to earn and 
maintain the respect of the people the association's members serve. The 
association has been guided by its values of compassion, integrity, 
accountability, fairness, professionalism, innovation, continuous 
improvement, diversity and inclusion. Not only has the association 
represented the voices of Illinois' law enforcement leaders as they 
work to protect the community, but the association also has given back 
to the community through its longstanding support of the Special 
Olympics and other charitable causes.
  As the association comes together on October 1, 2016, to celebrate 
its 75th anniversary, I want to recognize and honor the Illinois 
Association of Chiefs Of Police, its more than 1,200 members from 
nearly 500 agencies across Illinois, its staff, and its board of 
officers: President Chief Steven Casstevens of the Buffalo Grove Police 
Department, First Vice President Chief James Kruger of the Oak Brook 
Police Department, Second Vice President Chief Brian Fengel of the 
Bartonville Police Department, Third Vice President Chief Steven 
Stelter of the Westchester Police Department, Fourth Vice President 
Chief James Black of the Crystal Lake Police Department, Immediate Past 
President Chief Frank Kaminski of the Park Ridge Police Department, and 
Parliamentarian Chief Russell Laine of the Fox Lake Police Department.
  Our men and women in law enforcement put their lives on the line 
every day to help protect and serve our communities. For the past 75 
years, the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police has been there to 
help support and guide Illinois' police chiefs and their departments 
every step of the way. I am grateful to the association for its 
steadfast service to our State, and I commend and honor the association 
on the occasion of its 75th anniversary.

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