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 COMMAND   The Official Publication of the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police

      Our 73rd President Mitchell R. Davis III
                                        ★★★

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KENNY WINSLOW IS CHIEF OF THE YEAR
MASSIVE REFORM BILL SIGNED: NOW WHAT?
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PRESIDENT
Mitchell R. Davis III, Chief of Police, Hazel Crest
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                                                                                                                                                                                                         On the Cover: Hazel Crest Chief Mitchell R. Davis III is
                                                                                        Our 73rd President Mitchell R. Davis III                                                                         the 73rd president of the Illinois Association of Chiefs of
1ST VICE PRESIDENT                                                                                                              ★★★                                                                      Police. Due to the pandemic, he was installed April 30,
Lou Jogmen, Chief of Police, Highland Park
                                                                                                                                                                                                         2021, in a private ceremony at Homewood-Flossmoor
2ND VICE PRESIDENT                                                                                                                                                                                       High School in Flossmoor, Illinois. The other picture shows
Laura King, Chief of Police, McHenry County                                                                                                                                                              him allowing a girl to wear his hat in a local store while
Conversation District
                                                                                                                                                                                                         having her picture taken with the chief. If restrictions on
3RD VICE PRESIDENT                                                                                                                                                                                       gatherings loosen, Davis will preside over the Annual
Marc Maton, Chief of Police, Lemont                                                                                                                                                                      Awards Banquet on Friday, August 20, in the Tinley Park
PAST PRESIDENT                                                                                                                                                                                           Convention Center. His first presidential message begins
James R. Black, Chief of Police, Crystal Lake                                                                                   ★★★                                                                      on page 3.
                                                                         Kenny WinsloW is Chief of the year

VICE PRESIDENT AT-LARGE – REGION 1                                       Massive reforM bill signed: noW What?

Dan Ryan, Chief of Police, Leland Grove                                                                                                                                                                                 «           «          «
VICE PRESIDENT AT-LARGE – REGION 2
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Dean Stiegemeier, Chief of Police, Maple Park                                 From the President: Initial reflections through my lens.................................................3
VICE PRESIDENT AT-LARGE – REGION 3                                            From Ed: I wish I had THE ANSWER to all that’s going on..............................................7
Shanon Gillette, Chief of Police, Downers Grove
                                                                              Three new members on Board of Officers.......................................................................8
               PARLIAMENTARIAN                                                A prosecutor’s view: How police can help bring justice...............................................10
Frank Kaminski
Chief of Police, Park Ridge                                                   Raoul, Windhorst are Public Officials of the Year..........................................................13
                      ILACP STAFF                                             VP Laura King has new book on officer safety.............................................................14
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Ed Wojcicki                                                                   A tribute to retiring Parliamentarian Russ Laine...........................................................16
COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR                                                                  Reflections by Gary Schira.........................................................................................18
Vacant
ASSISTANT BUSINESS MANAGER                                                               Reflections by Steve Casstevens...............................................................................19
Carmen Kent
                                                                              Legislative Update: Implementing the SAFE-T Act........................................................20
PROJECT DIRECTOR
Krista Kolis                                                                  3 tips for improving employee engagement..................................................................22
ASSISTANT TO EXEC. DIRECTOR                                                   Springfield’s Winslow is Chief of the Year.....................................................................25
Karen Fagg
LOBBYIST                                                                      List of new members......................................................................................................28
John Millner
                                                                              From the Past President: Reflections on the Past Year.................................................32
ILEAP COORDINATOR
Jeff Hamer

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ILACP EXECUTIVE BOARD
2021-2022 BOARD OF OFFICERS                                I L L I N O I S A S S O C I A T I ODIVERSITY
                                                     SERGEANT-AT-ARMS                           N OF CHIEFS OF POLICE
       See list on the previous page.                Phil Arnold (Wilmington)                               Christopher Fletcher (Calumet City)
   The Board of Officers is part of the                                                                     Kristen Ziman (Aurora), co-chair
                                                     RETIRED PAST PRESIDENTS
           Executive Board.                          Patrick O’Connor (Moraine Valley Community             EDUCATION AND PROGRAMS
                                                     College)                                               Ray Cordell (Oakwood Hills)
ACTIVE PAST PRESIDENTS                               Brian Fengel (Bartonville)                             ETHICS
James R. Black (Crystal Lake)                        Russell Laine (Algonquin)                              Russell Laine (Algonquin, Ret.)
Steven Stelter (Indian Head Park)                    Raymond Rose (Mundelein)                               Gary Schira (Batavia, Ret.)
James R. Kruger, Jr. (Oak Brook)                     Gary Schira (Batavia)                                  FINANCIAL & STRATEGIC PLANNING
Steven Casstevens (Buffalo Grove)                    Eric C. Smith (Sherman)                                John Furcon (Consultant), co-chair
Frank Kaminski (Park Ridge)                          Lawrence Burnson (Homewood)                            David Bradford (Northwestern University
Fred W. Hayes (Elwood)                               R.T. Finney (Champaign)                                Center for Public Safety), co-chair
Robert Porter (Huntley)                              I. Joe Pena (Channahon)
David Weigand (Crestwood)                            Robert D. Jones (Gurnee)                               FUNERAL ASSISTANCE TEAM
                                                     F. Thomas Braglia (Elmwood Park)                       Chief John Konopek (Plainfield)
APPOINTED EXECUTIVE BOARD                            David Bradford (Glen Carbon)                           LEGAL
MEMBERS                                              Douglas Hayse (Minooka)                                Donald Zoufal (attorney)
SERVE UNTIL APRIL 2021                               Charles Gruber (Elgin)
                                                                                                            LEGISLATIVE & POLITICAL ACTION (PAC)
Steve Bein (Fisher)                                  Don Slazinik (O’Fallon)
                                                                                                            Chief Marc Maton (Lemont)
John Bucci (Algonquin)                               Darrell Sanders (Frankfort)
Steve Evans (Collinsville)                           John Millner (Elmhurst)                                MEMBERSHIP
Nick Gailius (Madison)                               James Roche (St. Charles)                              Chief Thomas Coppotelli (Caseyville)
Tim Larem (Berkeley)                                 Roger Richards (Fairview Heights)                      NOMINATING COMMITTEE
Michael Lay (Villa Park)                             George Graves (Downers Grove)                          Chief James R. Black (Crystal Lake)
Chris Mannino (Park Forest)                          Robert Bonneville (Prospect Heights)
                                                                                                            OFFICER WELLNESS COMMITTEE
Steve Vaccaro (Mokena)                               Charles McDonald (SIU-Edwardsville)
                                                                                                            Dr. Robert Marsh (West Frankfort), co-chair
Shane Woody (Belvidere)                              Michael Haeger (Wheeling)
                                                     M.E. “Duke” Gorris (Orland Park)                       PAST PRESIDENTS
SERVE UNTIL APRIL 2022                               [List shows Agency at time of retirement;              Chief Gary Schira (Batavia, Ret.), Chief Ray
John Birk (McHenry)                                  excludes Deceased Past Presidents]                     Rose (Mundelein, Ret.), and Chief Charles
Brendan Heffner (U.S. Marshal, Central Illinois)                                                            McDonald (SIU-Edwardsville, Ret.)
                                                     LAW ENFORCEMENT TORCH RUN
Jay Keeven (Edwardsville)                            DIRECTOR                                               POLICE AND CITIZEN AWARDS
Scott Mettille (Chillicothe)                         Steven Stelter (Indian Head Park)                      Chief Mike Gillette (Round Lake)
Eric Van Hook (O’Fallon)
Tom Weitzel (Riverside)                              HONORARY EXECUTIVE BOARD                               POLICE MEMORIAL
David Wermes (Wauconda)                              MEMBERS                                                Lt. Dan Watton (Rockford)
Malcolm White (Sauk Village)                         Director Brendan Kelly (Illinois State Police)         PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION
Kristen Ziman (Aurora)                               Superintendent David Brown (Chicago Police             Chief Patrick Rollins (Sugar Grove)
                                                     Department)
                                                                                                            PR/CONTENT STRATEGY
SERVE UNTIL APRIL 2023                               COMMITTEES AND CHAIRS                                  DC Andy Johnson (Hanover Park)
Anthony Cobb (Champaign)                             COMMUNICATIONS & TECHNOLOGY
Demitrous Cook (Evanston)                            Craig Allen (Illinois State Police, Ret.), co-chair    PUBLIC & PRIVATE POLICE LIAISON
Christopher Fletcher (Calumet City)                  Harry Masse (Metropolis), co-chair                     Paul Ohm, CPP (P4 Security Solutions)
Christopher Mannino (Park Forest)                    CONSTITUTION, BYLAWS & RESOLUTIONS                     SMALL AGENCY
Denise McGrath (Homewood)                            Phil Smith (Montgomery)                                Steve Bein (Fisher)
Kenton Rainey (University of Chicago)                                                                       TRAFFIC SAFETY
LaDon Reynolds (Oak Park)                                                                                   Ron Davis (Metra RR Police)
Valdimir Talley (Maywood)
Roy Wells (Robbins)
Kenneth Winslow (Springfield)
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   DIFFERENCES DON’T HAVE TO RISE TO THE LEVEL
   OF OPPOSITION, NOR DO THEY HAVE TO BE
   ADVERSARIAL IN NATURE
   By Chief Mitchell R. Davis III ILACP President

                         PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
                                                               Davis when he was being sworn in as 1st Vice President in 2020 in Crystal Lake.

                               I am truly blessed and humbled              respond with three words: diversity, inclusion, and representation.
                               to have been bestowed with                  While I have other initiatives and focuses that will be a part of my
                               the honor of serving as your                administration, the one theme that I will continuously focus on is
                               president for the coming year.              that “differences don’t have to rise to the level of opposition, nor
                               As a man of faith, I truly view             do they have to be adversarial in nature.”
                               this as an assignment and a
                               blessing from God. Becoming                 As your president, it is my responsibility to provide equitable
                               a police officer in 1991 was                leadership for all members of our organization, and I do not
                               never a part of the plan that I             take this responsibility lightly. As a law enforcement leader, it is
                               had for my life. It was an abrupt           my responsibility to strive for what I believe is best for both our
                               and unexpected change from                  profession and all communities that we serve. Just as every other
                                                                           one of our presidents has done before me, I will lead through the
 Chief Mitchell R. Davis III my profession at the time as a                view of my personal leadership lens. Each one of us as individuals
                               computer programmer. I took on
                               the challenge of moving from                possess unique life experiences that create the lens by which we
years in a corporate environment to the world of policing with             operate in life, both personally and professionally. That is why
excitement and uncertainty.                                                diversity is so important. Exposure to diversity allows for us to
                                                                           experience life through the many differing lenses that exist. When
The mindset that I operate by when faced with challenges in life is        exposed to diversity on a regular basis, experiencing differing
to adapt and excel. Thirty years after being directed to this noble        perspectives is not as disconcerting. I once heard a colleague
profession, becoming the president of Illinois Association of Chiefs       honestly ask, “What would a Black chief have to say about reforms
of Police is confirmation that this is a blessing. Being the first         in policing that would be different from what a White chief would
Black president in our organization’s 80-year history, during this         say?” That sincere question reinforced my belief that diversity
time of racial reconning, and with the current level of demands for        can provide a firsthand view of differences. Through diversity, we
criminal justice reform, is not a coincidence. It is confirmation of       position ourselves to grow and better understand that “differences
this being an assignment. I am sure that some wonder what the              don’t have to rise to the level of opposition, nor do they have to be
big deal is about being the first Black president. To them I would         adversarial in nature.”

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                       As a law enforcement leader, it is my responsibility to strive for what I believe is best for
                       both our profession and all communities that we serve.

This historic presidency is not about me. It is about the refreshing         I am now that same leader who was elected 3rd Vice President.
inclusivity of this great organization. When I was elected as 3rd Vice       I have not changed. The environment in which we are operating
President, I believe that I was elected because my peers from across         has changed. There are and will be those who do not agree with
the State of Illinois saw me as a professional who they wanted to            some of the views that my lens presents, and there will be some
eventually lead this organization. At that time, I had already written       who simply do not care. To those that do care, I hope that you will
The Reality that Creates the Perception: An African-American                 better understand that “differences don’t have to rise to the level
Law Enforcement Executive’s View of the Relationship Between                 opposition, nor do they have to be adversarial in nature.”
Law Enforcement and the African-American Community, and it
had been published in the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and              When in any relationship, there are going to be disagreements
Standards Board Executive Institute’s “Law Enforcement Executive             and differences of opinion. Productive relationships require extra
Forum.” I had also written Leadership in Law Enforcement’s                   work and sometimes require you to make concessions that may
Responsibility on Bias, From a Black Chief’s Perspective, and it             be uncomfortable. There will also be times in a relationship that
had been published in the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police           you may have to respectfully agree to disagree. The reason that
Association’s Command magazine. I was also an active participant             we are willing to do the things necessary to maintain productive
in the efforts around the development and implementation of our              relationships is that there is a level of constructive necessity and/
groundbreaking efforts with the NAACP to put the Ten Shared                  or caring between the involved parties. An element of productive
Principles into place. My words and actions in these areas are               conflict resolution is developing the ability to “fight fair.” Fighting
a direct result of the personal and professional lens by which I             fair does not mean that you do not stand up for what you believe in.
operate. With these existing knowns about me, a majority of voters           Fighting fair focuses on attacking the issue at hand, not the person.
in our membership trusted me enough as a professional to elect               People are entitled to feel the way that they feel, and that feeling
me to a leadership position within this organization.                        is based on their life experiences and resulting perspectives.
                                                                             People who choose to fight fair do so when they want to preserve

Davis (left) and Past President Steven Stelter (right) represented the Illinois Chiefs when Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle (second from
right) and the Forest Preserves of Cook County signed on to the Ten Shared Principles early in 2021.

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Davis was instrumental in getting NOBLE at the national level to adopt          Chief Davis in the Illinois State Capitol on Lobby Day. Davis in 2019
the Ten Shared Principles in 2018 at the national convention in Florida.        with Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton (center) and ILACP lobbyist
Davis holds the principles with NOBLE President Clarence E. Cox III.            John Millner.

a relationship in spite of their differences. The desired preservation         The definition of reform is positive change. Change is a prerequisite
of a relationship may be due to the need for collaboration on future           for growth and adaptation. Change can be scary, and it can be
endeavors, or it may simply be out of respect for others involved.             uncomfortable. As your president, I will work toward fighting
My leadership style is such that seeks to maintain as many healthy             for productive change, collaborating during the development
and productive relationships as possible. As such, I will always               of change, and leading our profession in adaptation after the
fight for my beliefs and for the rights of those for whom I am                 implementation of change. I will do this while keeping in mind that
responsible. While fighting in the leadership roles that I possess, I          “differences don’t have to rise to the level of opposition, nor do
choose to fight fair because I believe that “differences don’t have            they have to be adversarial in nature.”
to rise to the level of opposition, nor do they have to be adversarial
in nature.”                                                                    I will leave you with this thought that my leadership in law
                                                                               enforcement is grounded in. Being “pro-police” should not mean
Several events over this past year have impacted our profession                being “anti-community,” and being “pro-community” should not
in a manner that has resulted in heightened calls for change. The              mean being “anti-police.” I will not stop believing that there is
greatest cries for change have come from communities of color.                 common ground in the middle in which we all can work together
Communities of color are now demanding changes that ensure                     to coexist. ■
equitable treatment by law enforcement for of all of its members,
in addition to greater accountability for those in law enforcement
that do not comply with these demands. Law enforcement often
labels individuals, organizations, and institutions that suggest that
law enforcement reforms are necessary as being “anti-police.”
While we know that there are certain members of every section
of society that do not like law enforcement, the vast majority of
people who desire reforms simply seek systems and encounters
that make the “realities that create their perceptions” empathetic
and equitable. Even in the communities with high rates of crime,
most of the people who live there are law-abiding citizens. Those
citizens want law enforcement in their communities to address
the challenges that they face more than anyone, but they do not
want us there further victimizing the community through abuse of
power. They do not want crime fighting at any cost. Empathetic,
problem-solving policing allows us to effectively address the ills
that present themselves in all communities by remembering that
“differences don’t have to rise to the level of opposition, nor do             Chief Davis was among law enforcement officers giving medals at the
they have to be adversarial in nature.”                                        Special Olympics Summer Games in Bloomington in 2019.

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                     FEELING SURROUNDED,
              SO LET’S FIND OUR WAY OUT TOGETHER
                                                                       By Ed Wojcicki
                                                Executive Director, Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police

                              I wish I had the answer. I mean THE ANSWER                • We are watching about a hundred new bills still alive in this spring
                              to everything that is being talked about today.              legislative session.
                              Law enforcement professionals are feeling                 Honoring our history
                              unfairly bruised all over the state of Illinois. In
                              response we can whine or we can lead, and I               The installation of a new Board of Officers always brings a few changes.
                              know we’re built to lead.                                 New to the Board of Officers are:
                          Past President James R. Black set the right                     hief Marc Maton, Lemont, 3rd Vice President and in line to become
                                                                                        •C
                          tone all year long by reminding me that he tries               ILACP President in 2024.
                          to focus on the positive and to stay away from                  hief Shanon Gillette, Downers Grove, Vice President at-Large, Region 1.
                                                                                        •C
                          skunks. What he said at the December Executive
                                                                                          hief Frank Kaminski, Park Ridge, Parliamentarian
                                                                                        •C
                          Board meeting is worth remembering: “Keep
                          your spirits up. Our profession is resilient, and             At the same time, I want to thank those whose terms expired at the end of
we overcome, and we will get through this. And keep the spirits up for your             April:
officers as well.”                                                                      •W
                                                                                          illiam Kushner, recently retired as Des Plaines’ chief, who served two
I translate that in my day-to-day work as focusing on what we can actually               terms as VP at-Large in Region 1. It was an experiment to create these
do and how we can do it.                                                                 at-large VP positions, and Kushner did it right, being highly visible and
                                                                                         highly vocal on behalf of all of us.
What we have said
                                                                                        • Chief Rob Copley, Quincy, longtime sergeant-at-arms.
Sometimes I hear complaints from the gallery that the Illinois Chiefs are not
saying enough to defend law enforcement. I agree we can always do more.                   etired Chief Russell Laine, who stepped down as Parliamentarian for
                                                                                        •R
But did you know we have been in the news a lot this year and have issued                health reasons. Inside this issue beginning on page 15, we have a four-
many statements and updates as the barrage of anti-police sentiment                      page tribute to this wise and great leader.
covers the nation? You can find all of this on our website from our main                • And these chiefs whose terms on the Executive Board ended: John Bucci
menu on the home page:                                                                     (Algonquin), Steve Evans (Collinsville), Nick Gailius (Madison), Tim Larem
• “Newsroom/ILACP in the News”: More than 30 times already this year we                   (Berkeley), Michael Lay (Villa Park) and Shane Woody (Belvidere).
   have been quoted or filmed in major media in Illinois, from Chicagoland to           Thanks to all of them for their selfless service. It is important that we
   St. Louis to Carbondale.                                                             honor our history and the chiefs who have served the profession and this
• “Newsroom/Press Releases and Other Statements”: More than a dozen                    association for many years. That is why I recognize them here.
   statements about HB 3653, the SAFE-T Act, Chief of the Year, and more.               Speaking of our history, it is noteworthy that we just installed our first black
   We want people to know the bad effects of this law, and you can direct               president, Chief Mitchell R. Davis III of Hazel Crest. This issue highlights his
   them to our website.                                                                 background and his approach to the presidency beginning on page 3.
• “Police Reform 2021 Resource Center” is on our home page. It’s a big red             I also want to mention that we are planning only two issues of Command
   horizontal button that directs you to nearly 20 updates, fact sheets and             magazine this year instead of four. Our revenue was down considerably
   talking points about the anti-police law. Share them, please, with your              last year because we could not have our Annual Conference or Expo, and
   local officials and state legislators.                                               we’re managing the association’s finances prudently until the grip of the
                                                                                        pandemic loosens.
                                                                                        Finally, remember that I do what I do because you have shown that you
                                                                                        love this profession, and the association exists only to be of support to you.
                                                                                        I admire the way Chief Black just led us through a most turbulent year, and
                                                                                        I look forward to President Davis’s energetic leadership in the next year. I
                                                                                        am confident that he will lead us with distinction into a future that is certain
Next steps                                                                              to be different. Why my confidence? Because we’re in this together and we
• We are advocating for a trailer bill – also known as a cleanup bill -- to fix        have each other’s backs. ■
   the biggest problems with this law. We hope the trailer bill gets passed in
   the next few weeks, and we are working on that from several angles, led
   by Chiefs Marc Maton and James R. Kruger, Jr.
• We are providing some training about the new law.

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                               A NEW LOOK
                        ON THE BOARD OF OFFICERS
Three of the nine members of the Board of Officers are new in 2021-             Kwame Raoul’s working group on legislation for Law Enforcement
2022 and were installed on April 30, 2021, in a private ceremony in             Licensing.
Flossmoor. The Annual Conference was postponed for the second                   Chief Davis was appointed by Governor J.B. Pritzker to serve as a
straight year due to the pandemic.                                              member of the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board
Chief Mitchell R. Davis III of Hazel Crest was installed as our 73rd            (Illinois’ P.O.S.T.) and was elected by ILETSB board membership to serve
president. New to the Board of Officers are two vice presidents who             as its current chairman.
were unopposed and a new parliamentarian appointed by President                 Chief Davis serves as a member of the Board of Directors for the
Davis:                                                                          International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) and is a member of its
★ Chief Marc Maton, Lemont, new 3rd Vice President. He is in line to           Juvenile Justice and Child Protection Committee.
  become ILACP president in April 2024, following Chief Lou Jogmen in           Chief Davis is the Immediate Past President for the South Suburban
  2022 and Chief Laura King in 2023.                                            Association of Chiefs of Police (SSACOP) and as chairman of the Training
★ Chief Shanon Gillette, Downers Grove, new VP at-Large, Region 3              Committee.
  (northeastern Illinois). He will serve a three-year term.                     Chief Davis was the National Recording Secretary for the National
★ Chief Frank Kaminski, Park Ridge, new Parliamentarian                        Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE) from 2017
Below are bios of these four men.                                               – 2020 and is still a member of the National Education and Training
                                                                                Committee. He is also a Past Chapter President and current Executive
                                                                                Board member of the Chicagoland Metropolitan Chapter of NOBLE. Chief
                                     President Mitchell R. Davis III            Davis also serves on the Board of Directors for the South Suburban
                                                                                Family Shelter, which provides services for families displaced because
                                     Mitchell R. Davis III is currently
                                                                                of domestic violence.
                                     the Chief of Police for the Village
                                     of Hazel Crest. He started his law         Chief Davis is an Executive Board Member of Illinois’ Fight Crime:
                                     enforcement career in 1991. In             Invest in Kids, which advocates for early childhood education, and he
                                     2001, he took his first position           was recently appointed to its National Leadership Council. He serves as
                                     as chief of police and has served          the chairman for the Southland Juvenile Justice Council, which seeks
                                     as chief of police in two other            to divert juveniles in south suburban Cook County from the criminal
                                     departments before going to Hazel          justice system. He is a member of the Chicago NBC 5 Community Action
                                     Crest. Chief Davis is in his 12th          Board. He served as a representative for NOBLE as a law enforcement
                                     year as a Chief of Police.                 advisor for Northeastern University’s (Boston) Addressing the Trust Gap:
                                                                                Historical Injustices and Present Policing Project.
                                    Chief Davis is currently completing
                                    his dissertation on The Effect of           Chief Davis is a certified trainer and facilitator for NOBLE’s “The Law
                                    Police Culture on Their Relationship        and Your Community” program. He developed and taught life-skills
                                    with the Black Community for his            classes for the Nike Corporation for 13 years to professional basketball
PhD in Organizational Leadership at Concordia University of Chicago.            prospects. He has developed and teaches a life-skills program for inner-
He also holds a Master of Science Degree in Criminal Justice from the           city young men of color who are HIV positive, gay, and homeless. He was
University of Cincinnati, and a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Governors          a guest presenter at Governors State University for 10 years and was an
State University. He is also a graduate of Northwestern University’s            instructor in the Criminal Justice Department for Westwood College. He
School of Police Staff and Command, class #182.                                 also served as a Police Liaison Officer for 27 years at south suburban
                                                                                Chicago high schools.
Chief Davis was recognized as the 2018 Police Chief of the Year by the
Illinois State Crime Commission and in 2019 he received the Jefferson           An author of several magazine articles, Chief Davis frequently travels
Award for Lifetime Achievement in Public Service. Chief Davis served as         the country as a guest speaker and trainer for entities that include
s subject matter expert for the evaluation of the Louisville Metropolitan       NOBLE, IACP, ILACP, Alabama Attorney General’s Criminal Justice
Police Department after the killing of Breonna Taylor.                          Summit, the United States Capitol Police, Georgia Association of Chiefs
                                                                                of Police, Atlanta Police Department Command Staff, Congressional
In addition to his elected Board position for the ILACP, Chief Davis has
                                                                                Black Caucus, as well as others. He has also developed and presents
served as a representative on Lt. Governor Juliana Stratton’s Justice,
                                                                                classes that include, “Leadership in Law Enforcement from a Black
Equity, and Opportunity Initiative, which addresses criminal justice
                                                                                Chief’s Perspective,” “Law Enforcement and the Minority Community”
reform. He also served as a representative on Illinois Attorney General
                                                                                and “Courageous, Inclusive Leadership in Law Enforcement.”

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 Chief Davis is married and has four adult children and four grandchildren.          philosophical ethics in professional settings. He has
He is a man who is led by his faith in God in all aspects of his life. In his        a master’s degree in Public Safety Administration
free time, he is an avid boater, and he loves to travel. He is also a proud          from Lewis University, and a bachelor’s degree in
member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity.                                                Management from Benedictine University. Chief Gillette
                                                                                     is a graduate of the 263rd Session of the FBI National
                                                                                     Academy and the 252nd Session of Northwestern University’s School
                                       Chief Maton, 3rd Vice President               of Police Staff and Command. He is the proud recipient of Northwestern
                                       Chief Marc Maton began his law                University’s Franklin M. Kreml Leadership Award.
                                       enforcement career as an Illinois             Chief Gillette has served on the ILACP Executive Board, the Education
                                       State Police trooper in 1986. From            and Programs Committee, and the Legislative and Political Action
                                       1988 through 2003, his primary                Committee. He is also an adjunct instructor in the Public Safety
                                       assignments were in drug units                Administration program at Lewis University.
                                       and     multi-jurisdictional   task
                                       forces. In 2003, he was given the             Chief Gillette has been married to his wife, Debi, for twenty years. They
                                       Command of Zone 3 in Joliet. In               have two children.
                                       2009, he was appointed as the
                                       Chief of Field Operations. In 2012,                                                Chief Kaminski,
                                       he was appointed Deputy Director                                                   Parliamentarian
                                       of the Illinois State Police, where
                                       he served until his retirement in                                                  Frank Kaminski, chief of police in
                                       December 2014.                                                                     Park Ridge since 2009, has spent
                                                                                                                          his career immersing himself in
In January 2015, Maton was appointed Chief of Police for the Lemont                                                       the communities he serves. He
Police Department. Chief Maton is currently the Chairman of the                                                           has an extensive background
Legislative Committee for the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police.                                                   in community policing/problem
He is Past President of the IRMA Police Chiefs Steering Committee                                                         solving,          school-community
and is an Executive Board member of the Illinois Drug Enforcement                                                         relations, accreditation, media
Officers Association and the Illinois Homicide Investigators Association.                                                 relations, enhanced 911, criminal
Maton currently serves on the Executive Board of the Illinois Security                                                    and      internal     investigations,
Professionals Association and on the IACP Narcotics and Dangerous                                                         financial management, and labor
Drug Committee.                                                                                                           relations.
Maton was the Illinois Crime Commission Police Chief of the Year in                                                      He was president of the Illinois
2017. In 2019 he received the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police               Association of Chiefs of Police in 2015-2016, serves as the ILACP
Presidents Award and was honored as the Illinois Association of Chiefs               foundation president, and has remained very active as an ILACP assessor
Police Chief of the Year in 2020.                                                    and on the Public Private Committee.
Maton has a bachelor’s degree from Northwestern University and a                     As Evanston’s police chief from 1996-2006, he rebuilt systems of
Master’s in Law Enforcement Administration from Western Illinois                     public trust through a Citizens Police Academy, Chief’s Advisory Board,
University. He is married with three sons and resides in Plainfield, Illinois.       Evanston Citizens Police Association, Police Chaplain-Clergy Team, and
                                                                                     other partnerships. He then served for three years as the Public Safety
                                       Chief Gillette, VP at-Large,                  Director for the Evanston Township High School, where he instituted a
                                       Region 3                                      Positive Presence Program engaging the school and the community and
                                                                                     he developed and implemented violence reduction strategies to reduce
                                       Chief Shanon Gillette has served              gang-related incidents.
                                       as Chief of Police for the Village of
                                       Downers Grove since 2018. Chief               He has degrees from the University of Illinois Chicago and Roosevelt
                                       Gillette began his career at the              University, and he has continued his education at the FBI National
                                       Downers Grove Police Department               Academy, Harvard’s Senior Management Institute for Police, and
                                       in 1993 and has served in a variety           Northwestern’s Executive Institute for Chiefs of Police and Kellogg
                                       of positions, including community-            Management Institute.
                                       oriented policing officer, field              He is a past president of the Kiwanis Club of Park Ridge and Evanston;
                                       training officer, detective, patrol           founding member and past president of the International Police Planners
                                       sergeant, administrative sergeant,            Association; a life member of the NAACP; an assessor in top-rated
                                       patrol lieutenant, lieutenant of              accreditation programs; and an adjunct instructor and several colleges
                                       investigations, and deputy chief of           and universities. ■
                                       administration.
Chief Gillette holds a PhD in Leadership Studies from Johnson University.
Chief Gillette’s research interests include the practical application of

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                         A prosecutor’s view: What police can learn
                         about evidence and clear report writing to
                         bring offenders to justice
                         By Steve Scheller

                             I am a prosecutor. My life has been touched         threw her cell phone and other items to the ground and hit her in the face.
                             by the many victims of crime. I have sat            As a prosecutor I expect the police to document the wife’s statement on
                             with them in my office, in their homes,             body camera or on video, or with a handwritten or signed statement. Will
                             the hallways of the courthouse and the              that be enough to convince 12 jurors that the husband is guilty beyond a
                             courtrooms. I have laughed with them, cried         reasonable doubt? In most cases, no. I want photographs of the injuries,
                             with them and held their hands as they              the broken cell phone, and the crime scene with items scattered about
                             summoned the courage and strength to                the house. I want the 911 call made by the wife showing her emotions
                             face the people who have, in so many ways,          and her fear. This backs up (corroborates) her story.
                             affected their lives.                               Below is a short list of things the police can collect to help make the
                               I feel inspired by their courage, their           cases better:
                               strength, their faith and love. I do not know     • Statements: from all victims and witnesses
what it feels like to be a victim of a violent and horrible crime. But I have
heard their stories and I have seen their grief. I have seen their joy and       • 911 calls: from the victim or witnesses
their humanity. They have affected me in so many powerful ways.                  • Photographs: injuries, the crime scene, etc.
I would not have had the opportunity to help so many wonderful and               • Physical evidence: clothing, weapons, spent cartridge cases, etc.
courageous people without the help and assistance of the dedicated
                                                                                 • Cellular phones: text messages, calls, etc.
men and women of law enforcement. I have heard this, “Heroes do not
wear capes.” I know that what you do each and every day is more than             • Social media: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snap Chat
just a job or to pay bills.                                                      • Video/ camera surveillance from neighbors, businesses, street
As a prosecutor, I rely and depend on the work you do in our communities            cameras, etc.
to help crime victims find justice. Let me say that in a different way – if      • Crime laboratory: fingerprints, DNA, blood and urine tests.
officers bring me all the evidence in a case (and none is suppressed), my
job is easy. If officers do not bring me all the evidence or some evidence       • Medical records: victims and defendants.
is suppressed, my job can be a horror show, especially if it is a big case.      Most importantly – investigators MUST get a statement from the
So I am reminded of what we can all do to help those victims. We always          suspect(s). That means the police must know how to obtain a statement
want to get better and want to improve the way we do our jobs. All               constitutionally. Officers need to know when Miranda rights apply and
prosecutors and officers should partner to create the best cases we              when they absolutely must be given to a suspect. Officers must also
possibly can.                                                                    know that statements must be freely and voluntarily given.
I have a short list of ways that we can all continue to do better for our        This is by no means an exhaustive list. Hopefully, it is a starting point to
departments, for our communities, for our neighbors and for the victims          get us all thinking and doing and improving on the way investigations
of crime:                                                                        are handled.
INVESTIGATIONS:                                                                  SEARCH AND SEIZURE:
Almost ALL officers believe that probable cause (PC) is the same standard        I am amazed that many attorneys (and judges) have so little understanding
as charging as case. While PC does allow you to make an arrest, etc., it         of basic 4th Amendment law. I have seen prosecutors dismiss cases
is not enough for me to charge a case. Most prosecutors will not charge          because they wrongly believed that the police officer did not have a right
a case without proof beyond a reasonable doubt – as the case rarely              to stop or search a person. I have seen officers who made mistakes and
gets better after that – and sometimes gets worse.                               made unlawful searches. While those are the minority of cases, we can
                                                                                 all do better.
Remember, I must prove a defendant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt
in a court of law. That is the highest burden of proof in our country. My        Police officers: You need to know this area of the law BETTER than
ability to do that depends in large part on the investigation done by the        judges and prosecutors. You must make split-second decisions all the
police.                                                                          time on the street and do not have the luxury, or often the ability, to call
                                                                                 a prosecutor and get advice.
What can the police do to make certain that occurs? It is not just taking
a statement from the victim and any witnesses. Corroboration is the key.         While police officers get some basic training on 4th Amendment law,
By that I mean: what other evidence can I offer to show jurors that what         this needs to be an ongoing education. Many lawsuits filed against
the victim tells them is true, honest and worthy of belief?                      police officers involve claimed 4th Amendment violations. The courts
                                                                                 are publishing decisions every week that change or clarify search and
For instance, the police get a 911 call for a domestic battery. The wife         seizure law. You need to be aware of these decisions and exactly what
says that her husband came home drunk, got into an argument with her,            the courts say in these opinions.

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I would highly recommend that your local state’s attorney’s office                    Police officers should not write opinions. For instance, if you were talking
conduct trainings on a regular basis throughout the year. This training               to a witness and you thought he was being evasive or not truthful, you
would inform the police on decisions, trends and updates in the law.                  would not write in your reports that the witness was “being evasive.”
You need to insist that these trainings occur for your entire department.             That is an opinion. You would write that while talking with the witness he
REPORT WRITING:                                                                       looked at the ground, kept his arms folded across the chest, etc. In other
                                                                                      words, write about the facts. What did the witness say and do?
Often police officers do not understand the critical importance of the
reports that they write. I have seen cases won and cases lost because of              You should also be careful not to include conclusions in your police
the quality of the police reports that officers have written.                         reports. I almost lost a case years ago because the first officer on the
                                                                                      scene formed an opinion about how a suspect made entry into a home.
Do not underestimate the importance of clear, concise and accurate                    He immediately formed a conclusion that the burglar could not have
police reports. Do not get into a habit or routine of thinking that what              entered the home from the broken kitchen window, which was obviously
you write down on paper will have no significance. Every time you “put                the only way entry could have been made. He included that opinion in
pen to paper” you should remember these basic rules:                                  his police report.
Simple, clear language:                                                               Our theory of the case was that this defendant had been committing
Many times, I have to catch myself from “talking” like a lawyer. Lawyers              several burglaries to homes in a certain area. The evidence was clear
often think that using complex and “big” words makes them look smarter                that his method of getting into a home was to break a rear window of the
and will impress people. It is exactly the opposite. Lawyers, particularly            home (away from the front of the home and usually in a dark backyard).
trial lawyers, need to tell a jury a story in simple words and by using               It became an uphill battle with the defense attorney, who argued to the
simple language. Lawyers need to connect with jurors so jurors can                    jury that our theory was wrong and even the police disagreed with it!
trust them and understand what the lawyer is asking them to do. The                   Luckily, we were able to show that our theory was correct.
exact thing is true for police officers when they write reports.                      Knowledge of your reports
For instance, if you were telling a neighbor over the fence about your day,           You need to know your reports inside and out and better than anyone
would you say, “I made a traffic stop on a motor vehicle. I subsequently              else. Officers are often surprised that their reports can become a
exited my marked squad car and approached the driver’s side door?”                    weapon for the defense. Remember, a good defense attorney is going to
No. you would say you stopped a car, got out and walked up to the driver.             read your report and go through it with a fine-tooth comb. He will try to
Do not use complex words or words that you are not sure what they                     use what you did or did not do to discredit your testimony. He will try to
mean. Use simple short sentences written in the active voice. For                     find loopholes or errors to build a case.
instance, if you saw a gun on the front passenger seat of a car, write,               I always tell officers to read and re-read their reports well before any
“This officer saw a black semi-automatic pistol on the front passenger                type of hearing or trial where you will provide testimony.
seat.” You should not write, “A black semi-automatic pistol was found
by this officer.”                                                                     FINAL THOUGHTS

Facts only. NOT opinions or conclusions                                               It was late in the day and a jury had just returned guilty verdicts against
                                                                                      a stepfather who had done unspeakable acts against his 6-year-old
Officers should document what they saw, heard, smelled, felt, etc. This               stepdaughter. I remember walking with her and her family after court to
should be done in simple easy-to-understand words.                                    talk about the case and the upcoming sentencing hearing.
Let me go back to the domestic battery mentioned earlier. A police                    I will never forget how her small hand felt in mine as we walked away
officer gets called to the scene. As he walks up to the house, he hears               from the courtroom. As we walked down the hall she suddenly stopped,
the husband say, “Next time you will get it worse.” The officer speaks                looked up at me and in a quiet voice said, “Mr. Steve, do you think one
with the wife and sees that she has blood coming from her nose. She is                day I can be as good as you?” I looked down at her, squeezing her hand
physically shaking and crying.                                                        just a little harder. With my voice cracking with emotion, I looked her in
The officer later writes a report but fails to mention that he saw blood              the eyes and said, “One day I hope I can be as good and strong and as
coming from the wife’s nose or that she was physically shaking and                    brave as you.”
crying. He also mentions that the husband said something about next                   We owe it to her and all victims to do our best. Always. ■
time but is vague about exactly what was said.
For a juror and a judge, if it is not in the police report, it did not happen.         Steve Scheller is an experienced prosecutor in Illinois
If you testify at trial about facts not contained in your report, the defense          who has a leading role with CourtSmart, an online legal
attorney is going to grill you and tell the jury it did not happen, that
you are not truthful and that they cannot find the defendant guilty. The               education program for police officers. CourtSmart is a
case then becomes about what the officer did not do rather than what                   partner of the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police in
happened.                                                                              providing training.

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                                    ILACP has a partnership with CourtSmart, a firm consisting primarily of
                                    attorneys committed to helping officers understand the legal rules on
                                    the street and in court. CourtSmart’s motto is that officers don’t have
                                    to know the law as well as attorneys; officers have to know it better
                                    -- as officers must act and react at a moment’s notice. Attorneys,
                Dale Anderson       meanwhile, can research the law for months, or even years, and later
                                    second-guess officers with judges and juries.
                                    This partnership puts ILACP’s endorsement on CourtSmart’s training
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                                    Board of Officers and Dale Anderson, an attorney who works with
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                                    The other three CourtSmart attorneys besides Anderson are Anthony
                                    A. Polse, Steven J. Scheller, and retired Chief Jim Volpe.
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                                                                                                                “I can’t overemphasize my
                                    What CourtSmart Can Do For A Police Department                              belief that the CourtSmart
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                                                                                                                it can satisfy mandated
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                                        and research purposes;                                                  requirements do not provide
                                                                                                                the ongoing training that
                                    2. Monthly recent case updates that help officers keep up with the         today’s officers need and
                                        changes in the law, particularly constitutional law;
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                                    3. Quizzes on the monthly updates and possibly satisfying the              a Chiefs’ organization and we
                                        state mandates, with the results of the quizzes available to            are marketing this to Chiefs
                                        supervisors selected by the department. If your officers answer         to make their lives easier. If I
                                        seven out of ten questions correctly, they may be eligible to be        sound a little rah rah on this,
               Steven J. Scheller       certified for the legislative mandates, if your local Mobile Training   I am. I was a Dale Anderson
                                        Unit approves. ILACP is working on these relationships with the
                                        MTUs. “I must be transparent in saying that most MTUs have not
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                                        yet certified this training to satisfy the mandates,” ILACP Executive   mandated training ever came
                                        Director Ed Wojcicki said. “But we are reaching out to the MTUS,        out. From my perspective
                                        and we will be encouraging our members to contact their MTU             as a former Deputy Chief,
                                        directors to ask that this training be certified.”                      the value and importance
                                                                                                                of the information provided
                                    4. Questions answered by e-mail for officers as CourtSmart’s time
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                                    If you would like more information about beginning CourtSmart               Chief Ray Cordell,
                   Jim Volpe        through the Association, contact Dale Anderson at daa2000@aol.              Chairman, ILACP Education
                                    com or call him at 815-861-0320. The website for CourtSmart is              and Programs Committee
                                    www.leotraining.com.
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                                    Attorney General Raoul,
                                        Rep. Windhorst
                   named Public Officials of the Year by Illinois Chiefs

                            Attorney General Kwame Raoul                                    State Representative Patrick Windhorst

SPRINGFIELD – Illinois’ attorney general and a southern Illinois state             proceeded to communicate openly, going back and forth, and we finally
representative have been named Public Officials of the Year by the                 had a bill that we supported,” Black said “This process worked very well.
Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police. They are:                                It was a great way to develop legislation that benefits Illinois.”
• Attorney General Kwame Raoul, a Democrat from Chicago                            That language supported by the Illinois Chiefs became part of the
• State Representative Patrick Windhorst, R-Metropolis                             omnibus criminal justice reform law that Governor Pritzker signed on
The selection is made by the Board of Officers, the association’s                  February 22, 2021. “It’s complicated because we opposed the final
governing body.                                                                    omnibus bill, but we were always deeply grateful to General Raoul for
                                                                                   his commitment to finishing a good process with us,” said Ed Wojcicki,
Attorney General Raoul worked collaboratively with the Illinois Chiefs             ILACP Executive Director.
and other law enforcement leaders over a period of months beginning
last summer to strengthen Illinois’ process of decertifying police officers.       Windhorst has the unique distinction of being recognized by the
“He called the Illinois Chiefs at the beginning to listen to our conceptual        Illinois Chiefs for his outstanding work during his first term as a state
ideas and specific language,” said Chief James R. Black, the president             representative. He had served as Massac County state’s attorney before
of the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police.                                   entering the Illinois General Assembly in 2019. He quickly distinguished
                                                                                   himself as a supporter of law enforcement.
“One of the first steps I took when developing a proposal to improve
the police certification and decertification process was to form a                 He serves on the House Judiciary-Criminal Committee and the new
working group comprised of police chiefs and other law enforcement                 Restorative Justice Committee, both of which are very important to the
officials because their feedback was an important part of strengthening            Illinois Chiefs.
the process. I would like to thank Representative Windhorst for his                “On that final day of the lame-duck session in January when the
participation and input throughout the process,” Attorney General Raoul            omnibus bill passed, Windhorst stood up on the House floor during the
said. “I appreciate the input of the Illinois Chiefs of Police as we worked        final debate and asked the kinds of questions that should have been
to ensure that our legislation provided for due process and would be               asked about bad legislation, and we were pleased to see that he spoke
workable for departments throughout Illinois. I look forward to our                up,” Wojcicki said. “He was there for us when we needed him to be.”
continued collaboration as we protect residents in communities around              Raoul and Windhorst will be recognized publicly by the Illinois Association
the state.”                                                                        of Chiefs of Police, most likely in Springfield sometime when the COVID
Raoul then facilitated numerous Zoom meetings with the Illinois Chiefs             protocols are loosened. ■
and other law enforcement leaders to draft a bill acceptable to all. “He           A list of all past ILACP Public Official of the Year honorees can be
immediately shared his draft language with us late last year, and we               found here: https://www.ilchiefs.org/public-officials-of-the-year

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  Chief King writes book
   on officer wellness;
         makes donation to Illinois Chiefs for sales

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ABOUT THE BOOK                                                                  grateful to Chief King for making this offer to help the Illinois Chiefs. It’s
                                                                                a win-win for us, for anyone who reads the book, and for any department
This book has been written by a police officer, for police officers. The        that decides to buy the book for its offers. Thanks to Laura for doing this
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                                                                                for us and for the profession.” ■
mental wellness and psychological resiliency. Mental wellness is not soft
stuff, it is a matter of life and death. This is information every officer       ABOUT THE AUTHOR
must know to survive their career. It is no longer enough that we go
home at the end of our shift. We deserve to go home healthy, to go home          Chief King is an adjunct instructor in the criminal justice and
happy, to go home as a well-adjusted human being.                                psychology programs at McHenry County College in Woodstock,
                                                                                 Illinois. She previously worked as an adjunct instructor in the
The information contained in this book can help protect officers from the
                                                                                 criminal justice programs at both Judson University and Columbia
unspoken threats that have been haunting our profession for decades.
                                                                                 College of Missouri. In addition, she is a state-certified instructor for a
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                                      Our deepest gratitude to Russ Laine for your
                                      wisdom, leadership, and selflessness...
                                                    A 4-page Tribute
                                      Retired Chief Russell Laine, past president of the Illinois Association of Chiefs
                                      of Police (2000), announced in March that he is stepping down as ILACP
                                      Parliamentarian, a position he has held on the Board of Officers for almost two
                                      decades.
                                      Because of his long history of service, Command magazine asked two other past
                                      presidents to provide their reflections on the service of Russ Laine. What follows
                                      are articles by Buffalo Grove Chief Steven Casstevens (ILACP president in 2016-
                                      17) and Retired Chief Gary Schira (ILACP president in 1997).
                                       Laine and Casstevens also served as president of the International Association of
 Chiefs of Police. Casstevens is currently the IACP Past President.
 “I always tell Russ that wisdom is one of his greatest attributes,” said ILACP Executive Director Ed Wojcicki. “He’s
 always available to help, he thinks before he speaks, and his advice is always spot-on. I speak for everyone in thanking
 Russ for his decades of dedication to law enforcement and to our association.”

 Chief Laine knew his way around the Capitol in Springfield, advocating for law enforcement and Fight Crime Invest in
 Kids with top leaders such and former Senate President John Cullerton and former Governor Bruce Rauner.

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