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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives wish to congratulate  Randall D. McKinley on the 
4occasion of his retirement as Police Chief of the Bloomington 
5Police Department; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Randall McKinley graduated from the University of 
7Illinois Police Training Institute in 1984 and the Northwestern 
8University School of Police Staff and Command in 1998; he 
9subsequently graduated from the University of Virginia's FBI 
10National Academy course in 2005 and earned his bachelor's 
11degree in business management from the University of Saint 
12Francis in 2010; and
  
 
13    WHEREAS, Randall McKinley began his career with the 
14Bloomington Police Department in May of 1984 as a patrol 
15officer; in January of 1985, he became a field training 
16officer, where he worked until May of 1987, when he joined the 
17Detective Criminal Investigations Division; in September of 
181989, he became a certified crime scene analyst with the 
19Criminal Investigations Division; in June of 1994, he joined 
20the Patrol Division and was promoted to the rank of sergeant; 
21in January of 1996, he moved to the department's 
22Pro-Active/Gang Suppression Unit; in January of 1998, he 
23re-joined the Criminal Investigations Division and began 
 
 
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1serving as a law liaison for the department, where he remained 
2until July of 2003, when he was promoted to the rank of 
3lieutenant and joined the department's Office of Professional 
4Standards; in May of 2007, he was promoted to the rank of 
5Assistant Police Chief of Operations; in July of 2008, he 
6became the Assistant Police Chief of Administration; in 
7December of 2008, he was selected to serve as the department's 
8Chief of Police, where he served faithfully until his 
9retirement; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, Randall McKinley is a member of the Law 
11Enforcement Executive Development Associates, the 
12International Association of Chiefs of Police, the FBI National 
13Academy Associates, the International Association of Law 
14Enforcement Planners, the International Association of 
15Identification, the Illinois Association of Crisis 
16Negotiators, and St. John's Lutheran Church; he also 
17implemented and commanded the Bloomington Police Department's 
18Crisis Response Negotiators and Office of Professional 
19Standards; and

  
 
20    WHEREAS, Randall D. McKinley serves as a model of hard 
21work, integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of 
22Illinois; therefore, be it
  
 
23    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
 
 
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1NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
2we congratulate Randall D. McKinley on the occasion of his 
3retirement and wish him continued success and happiness in the 
4future; and be it further
  
 
5    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
6presented to Randall McKinley as a symbol of our esteem and 
7respect.