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1		HOUSE RESOLUTION
2		WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3		Representatives wish to congratulate Michael A. Holub on the
4		occasion of his retirement as the Chief of Police of the
5		Village of La Grange in 2015; and
6		WHEREAS, Chief Holub began his 40-year career in law
7		enforcement in 1974, when he joined the Stickney Police
8		Department; he was promoted to Sergeant in 1981, to Patrol
9		Shift Commander in 1987, and to Deputy Chief of Police in 1988;
10		later in 1988, he became Chief of Police of the Stickney Police
11		Department; he became Chief of Police of the Palos Park Police
12		Department in 1995 and of the River Forest Police Department in
13		1998; in 2003, he became Chief of Police of the La Grange
14		Police Department; and
15		WHEREAS, Throughout his career, Chief Holub has received
16		numerous awards and has been involved with numerous
17		organizations; he received the Excellence in Law Enforcement
18		Award in 2013 from the Special Agents Association and the Law
19		Enforcement Award from the Illinois State Bar Association in
20		2012; in 2010, the American Legion Department of Illinois named
21		him its Law Enforcement Officer of the Year, and he was a
22		member of its Disaster Relief Committee; he received the La
23		Grange Area NAACP's Award of Appreciation in 2006 and the La

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1		Grange Business Association's Public Servant Award in 2003; he
2		was a past member of Triton College's Criminal Justice
3		Department's Adjunct Faculty, where he was named Outstanding
4		Adjunct Faculty Member in 2002; he is a member of the FBI
5		National Academy Associates, where he was named the Northern
6		Illinois Division Member of the Year in 2002 and served as
7		President of the Illinois Chapter in 2007; he served as the
8		Public Affairs Director and Military Liaison for the United
9		States Department of Defense's Employer Support for the Guard
10		and Reserve (ESGR) for Illinois, for which he was selected as
11		National ESGR Public Affairs Volunteer of the Year in 2012 and
12		received the Illinois ESGR Seven Seals Award twice, the
13		President's Volunteer Service Award 8 times, the Department of
14		Defense Patriot Award 3 times, and the Department of Defense
15		Above and Beyond Award in January of 2010; he served as a
16		Personnel Committee member for the Northeast Multi-Regional
17		Police Training Board and as Parliamentarian for the West
18		Suburban Chiefs of Police Association, where he was also a past
19		President and life member; he served as past Chairman of the
20		Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police's Police Chiefs
21		Certification Committee and as past Chair of its Executive
22		Search Committee; he was past President of the 5th District
23		Police Chiefs Association; he served in the United States
24		Army's Old Guard, where was presented with the Meritorious Unit
25		Citation; he was a life member and a member of the board of
26		directors of The Old Guard Association; he received the United

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1		States Army's National Defense Service Medal; and
2		WHEREAS, Chief Holub has authored articles in the FBI's
3		National Academy Associate magazine and in Command Magazine;
4		and
5		WHEREAS, Chief Holub received his Associate of Arts from
6		Morton College in 1979; he attended the FBI Executive
7		Development Course for Police Chiefs in 1988 and the FBI
8		National Academy in 1993; he received his Bachelor of Arts in
9		Criminal and Social Justice from Lewis University in 1995; he
10		attended the FBI Midwest Law Enforcement Executive Development
11		Seminar in 1997; he received his Master of Arts in Law
12		Enforcement and Justice Administration from Western Illinois
13		University in 1997; he became a certified police chief in 2001
14		(recertified in 2006 and 2011) and attended the Western
15		Illinois University Fire Protection Services Program from 2002
16		to 2003; and
17		WHEREAS, Chief Holub will be honored at a retirement dinner
18		on January 24, 2015 at Crystal Sky Banquets in McCook;
19		therefore, be it
20		RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
21		NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
22		congratulate Michael A. Holub on his retirement as the Chief of

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1		Police of the Village of La Grange, and we wish him the best in
2		all his future endeavors; and be it further
3		RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
4		presented to Chief Holub as an expression of our esteem and
5		respect.