Congratulates Paul C. Bock, Supervisory Special Agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigations, Chicago Field Office, on his retirement.
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Amends the State Police Act. Provides that a requirement that a State Police applicant have certain collegiate educational requirements is deemed to be satisfied if the applicant has been honorably discharged and has an Afghan or Iraqi campaign medal awarded after September 11, 2001 by one of the United States armed forces. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Residential Building Code Act. Defines "International Residential Code" as the 2006 International Residential Code for One and Two Family Dwellings published by the International Code Council, without amendment or appendices (rather than the International Residential Code for One and Two Family Dwellings published by the International Code Council, as now or hereafter amended by the Council). Effective immediately.
Congratulates the owners and employees of OTTO Engineering in Carpentersville for winning the "Good Neighbor" Business of the Year award.
Congratulates the members of the Kane County Sheriff's Department that participated in the investigation of an expansive drug trafficking organization for being the recipients of the Stars of Distinction Task Force Award from the Chicago Crime Commission.
Congratulates Elgin Firefighter Kevin Hartmann on his recent heroism that resulted in the life of a young boy being saved.
Congratulates the staff and congregation of Bethlehem Lutheran Church on the 100th anniversary of the church.
Congratulates the members of the Elgin Community College mock trial team on the occasion of the team's victory at Harvard University's annual Crimson Classic mock trial tournament.
Congratulates Myrtle Gerberding of Elgin on her 100th birthday, November 28, 2009.
Mourns the death of former Elgin city councilman Mike Powers.