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Executive Director

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President’s Article

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IPA 109th Convention

Location

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IPA Division News

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IPA Scholarship Winners

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IPA Merchandise

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Auditors Joseph Giammona Oak Park PD, Retired Roman Hrynewycz Great Lakes PD Rick Brown IDOC Stateville IPA Attorney Edward C. Pacilli

Executive Director Edward W. Hoes Riverside Police Department, Retired President Ray Holman Canadian Pacific Railroad Police Department First Vice President Randy Benson Galesburg Police Department

Second Vice President William Kerfin IDOC Stateville, Retired Third Vice President Mike Perry Cicero Police Department Sergeants-at-Arms Robert Nichols Galesburg PD Todd Louden Western IL University PD

IPA Executive Board

NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE

TO ALL DIVISION CHAIRPERSONS The following information should be disseminated to all members of your Division. Any suggested change to the Constitution and By Laws for the Annual Conference in September 2010 must be submitted to the Committee Chairman, c/o the Illinois Police Association office so as to arrive no later than May 15th 2010.

PLEASE, DO NOT WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE TO SUBMIT ANY CHANGE YOU WANT THE COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER!!

When submitting a change, list the By Law as it presently is shown, then show the By Law as you wish it to be and UNDERLINE THE NEW WORDING. The Constitution & By Laws can be found on the IPA Web site at www.ipacops.org. Any submitted change that is not clear or received after the deadline date will be returned without consideration by the Committee. The Committee will meet at 0930 hours on May 24th 2010 at the IPA office. Fraternally, Jimmie R. Rogers Chairman

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attention that the IML is also trying to eliminate the annual 3% increase for the downstate pen-sion. The league wants to use the cost of living index each year, rather than the automatic 3% annual increase. Other bills of interest are the Eavesdropping Exemption (HB5770 & HB5758) and Military Buy-Back. On April 21st, there was an ILACP Legislative Day and Reception in Springfield that I attended and I will give you an update on this legislation in my next article. If you have any legislation that you want me to look into, or if there is legislation that you think the Association should support or oppose, feel free to contact me at the main office. Membership is holding its own. Everyone should be out there signing up new members through-out the State. Remember there is an incentive for the Divisions in signing up new members. The Divisions will receive $10 for each New Active Member and $5.00 for each New Associ-ate Member. This is a great way of supporting your Division. There is no news in reference to sale of the Sherwood Youth Camp. A work week-end is being planned sometime in early June. Anyone who wants to donate their time should contact me at the office with several dates that you will be able to work and a weekend will be an-nounced.

It won’t be long and the annual conference will be upon us. This year’s conference is being held on September 17th and 18th, 2010 in De-catur, Illinois. The hotel is the Decatur Confer-ence and Hotel, 4191 W. US Highway 36 De-catur, Illinois 62522. Room rates at $79.00 per night, plus tax. To make your room reserva-tions, contact Mr. Mike Huff at (217) 422-8800. Hospitality rooms are $100.00 for the week-end. Hot plates, crock pots, etc will be allowed. For more information you can contact the main office or the hotel. In closing, I am asking for your help. I want to know what it will take to motivate all of you in getting involved within the IPA. For example, what changes do you think should be made that would make you want to attend our Annual Conference or that you would want to attend a Divisional Meeting? What do you think it would take to sign up new members to the Associa-tion? (What are we missing???) Please send in your ideas and suggestions to me here at the office. Thanks for all of your time and support. Hope to hear from you soon & God Bless. Edward W. Hoes Executive Director Illinois Police Association

Spring is upon us, daylight sav-ings time has been imple-mented, vacation season begins and we will all be busy with our outdoor work and spring chores, thus taking it’s toll on our free time. We, as Officers of the IPA, are not immune to this phenomenon so I remind myself and everyone of you, to please keep your mind on what needs to be accomplished and remember we still have the IPA to be concerned with and Ed needs our due diligence in handling our respective assign-ments. He cannot do it all and we should not expect him to. The IPA Competitive Shoot will have started its season in April and we now have 10 locations with 40 shoots scheduled State wide.

My hat goes off to everyone involved and I hope we have a productive and SAFE Shooting Season. Dave Ward has chal-lenged me to come to some shoots this year so I will have to see what my time con-straints will allow.

To everyone, please have a SAFE and ENJOYABLE spring and summer!

When you get this article it will have been almost eight months since The Conference. Where does the time go? I have asked the in-coming Vice Presidents as well as members of the Executive board to

take the time to send a short memo to myself or the Home Office, with ideas on how to better promote the IPA, attract more members and retain the members we have. As I am writing this article the response has not been very promising. I hope that by the time this goes to print I will have received some innovative ideas that we can implement. I also would be receptive to ideas from the general membership, so please, if you feel you have something for the good of the Organization do not hesitate to put it down on paper and send to the Home Office or myself either by email or the U. S. Mail.

IPA Executive Director Edward W. Hoes

IPA President Ray Holman

Let’s start out by starting with a legislative update. Good news for those of you who want to give citi-zens the right to carry a concealed firearm. HB6249 and HB462 have both passed the House Agriculture

and Conservation Committees and have been placed on order of 3rd Reading. This means that these two bills may be voted on at anytime in the House. There has been a lot of activity going on down in Springfield with reference to combining the downstate pension funds all into one fund. The Illinois Municipal League is pushing for this and is gaining more and more support by having various municipalities jumping on board with them. Whether you support or oppose HB6249 & HB462, (Concealed Carry) and if you support or oppose the Downstate Pension, (Combining all of them into one fund), now is the time to contact your legislators and state your position. Remember, this is an election year and now is the time to remind them of it. It’s time you voice your opinion. (It looks like all other downstate pension bills are on hold.) It has been brought to my

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Many Police Officers and the General Public do not fully realize the history of the ILLINOIS POLICE ASSOCIATION since 1901. The IPA continues to represent the individual police officer in this State in the related field of law enforcement. The IPAStore.com Web site is presented for the purpose of Raising Funds, Renew IPA Memberships, and introduce the ILLINOIS POLICE ASSOCIATION to prospective members, customers and the general public.

Available Online

• Renew your Membership Active and Associate

• Purchase IPA Apparel Coach Jackets, Denim Shirts, Golf Shirts and Pullovers

• Baseball Caps Navy, Black, White, Denim and Red

• Jewelry Lapel Pins, Star Necklace and Tie Tac

• Merchandise Current Year Calendar Book, Automotive and Motorcycle License Plate Frame and IPA Medallions

• Feb 22, Presidents day

• April 2, Good Friday

• May 31, Memorial Day

• Sept 6, Labor Day

• Oct 11, Columbus Day

• Nov 2, Veterans Day

• Nov 25 & 26, Thanksgiving

• Dec 24 through Jan 2nd, Christmas and New Year’s Holiday

The IPA office will be closed on the following dates.

IPA 109th Annual Conference P A G E 5 V O L U M E 6 3 , I S S U E 2

September 17th—18th Decatur Conference Center & Hotel 4191 W. US Highway 36 Decatur, Illinois 62522 (217) 422-8800 Contact person: Michael Huff Room Rates: $79.00 per night plus tax

IPA 109th Annual Conference Pre-Registration P A G E 6 V O L U M E 6 3 , I S S U E 2

ILLINOIS POLICE ASSOCIATION 109th Annual Conference

September 17 and 18 Decatur Conference Center & Hotel Conference Pre-Registration

Name______________________________ Department or agency_________________ Spouse or guest name___________________ Detach and send with payment (check or money order) of $85.00 per person to the IPA headquarters. Deadline: September 10th. ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Decatur Conference Center & Hotel Registration Illinois Police Association 109th Annual Conference - September 17 and 18 2010

all reservations subject to availability. rooms are $79.00 plus tax Name____________________________________ Street Address ________________City ___________State ____Zip Code____________ Arrival Date _________Departure Date___________ I will need _____ rooms with one bed for _______persons I will need _____rooms with two beds for _______persons names of additional persons_____________________________________________________ Indicate method of payment: __ advanced deposit enclosed ___________________ __ credit card number __________________________________________________________ Type _____________________Expiration Date________ Cutoff date September 3rd rooms are held on a guaranteed basis only by credit card or advanced deposit of first night's stay. If your reservation is not cancelled 24 hours in advance, you will be billed for one night plus tax and your reservations will be cancelled for future nights. Reservation cards must be received at least 14 days prior to arrival. Please mail this form to the Decatur Conference Center & Hotel, 4191 W. US Highway 36 Decatur 62522, 217-422-8800

IPA 109th Annual Conference Ladies Program P A G E 7 V O L U M E 6 3 , I S S U E 2

ILLINOIS POLICE ASSOCIATION 109th Annual Conference

September 17 and 18 Decatur Conference Center & Hotel Date: Saturday, September 18th 2010 Schedule: 8:00am – 9:00am Breakfast 9:00am – 9:45am Ladies Program 10:30am – Depart from Hotel 3:30pm – Depart for Hotel

Ladies Day Out On The Town!

FOOD FOOD FOOD

Downtown has a wide selection of restaurants for any taste bud.

The Wabash Depot antique center is also open with over 10,000 Square feet of antiques and fine collectibles of all eras.

The Decatur Arts Council will be sponsoring their annual Arts In Central Park. This is a juried art show that boasts everything from awesome jewelry, paintings, sculptures and many, many more items to purchase.

IPA Division News P A G E 8 V O L U M E 6 3 , I S S U E 2

Northshore - Division 1 Signed up 4 new members in the first quarter of 2010 Tri-County - Division 2 No information South - Division 3 Signed up 10 new members in the first quarter of 2010 We have a meeting every third Monday of the month at Beverly Woods Restaurant at 115th and Western. For a small fee we have a great buffet. Everyone who pays gets a chance to win one of our door prizes. There are many fundraisers. Our yearly Golf outing is our major fundraiser in Mid-July at Deer Creek Country Club. We are always looking for golfers, hole sponsors and prize donors. This is always a good time, on a good course. Hope to see you at our meet-ings. No need to call everyone is welcome. Fox Valley - Division 4 No information Mid-State - Division 5 No information Blackhawk - Division 6 Signed up 7 new members in the first quarter of 2010 Golf outing will be held 07-11-10 8:00 am at Oak Run Golf Course. We are selling 5000 raffle tickets for an AR 15. Frontier - Division 7 Signed up 2 new members in the first quarter of 2010 Mississippi Valley - Division 8 No information Shawnee - Division 9 Signed up 1 new member in the first quarter of 2010 We would like to make mention that our long time member, Elry Faulkner, Johnson County Sheriff has been recognized as the longest continuous serving sheriff in the history of the State of Illinois. This award was presented by the Illinois Sheriff’s Associa-tion. Illinois Valley - Division 10 No information Kickapoo - Division 11 No information Starved Rock - Division 12 Signed up 1 new member in the first quarter of 2010 Lucky “13”- Division 13 No information

and friends take the

POLAR Plunge

with the Special Olympics

Vice President Randy Benson (In the White and Red Flowered shorts)

IPA 2009 Scholarship Winners P A G E 9 V O L U M E 6 3 , I S S U E 2

Divisions by Number

1 2

3

4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

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Divisions by Name North Shore Tri-County South

Fox Valley Mid-States Blackhawk Frontier Mississippi Valley Shawnee Illinois Valley Kickapoo Starved Rock Lucky “13”

Division Chairman Jimmie Rogers Robert Madura Patrick Danaher

John Panzloff Carl Sprinkel Robert Nichols Todd Louden John Hassenstab Sam Garnati Dick Archibald Ken Thomason Mark Damon Doug Block

Winners Members Name & Departments Lauren Calicchio Ronald J. Calicchio - Chicago Dept of Revenue William Rygh William L. Rygh - Oak Park PD Alesondra Mora Alfonse David Mora - Calumet City PD Tara Millar Steven M. Millar - Streamwood PD Raquel Quanstrom Don Quanstrom - Henry County Sheriff, retired Matthew Douglas Harry J. Douglas - IL State Police Jessica Giddings Daniel C. Bunt - Wood River PD Johnna Dunning John Dunning - Southern IL Univ. PD Trace Coleman Michael Coleman - Iroquois County Sheriff Dept.

Michael Gillette Daniel L. Gillette - IL State Police Lindsey Sturch Michael W. Sturch - IDOC (Dixon)

Respectfully submitted, Michael R. Jackson Sr. IPA Scholarship Committee Chairman 03/2010

In Memoriam Departed Brethren P A G E 1 0 V O L U M E 6 3 , I S S U E 2

Deceased Member’s Name Department & Rank

Lynn E. Baird Illinois State Police, Superintendent, Retired Louis P. Botica Chicago PD, Retired Eugene F. Cyrek Chicago PD, Retired LeRoy L. DeWolf Berwyn PD, Retired Donald F. Divis Villa Park PD, Retired Donald A. Dugan Chicago PD, Retired Carol A. Gad US Dept. of Treasury, Special Agent, Retired John P. Kelly Chicago PD, Retired Thomas J. Lonergan Chicago PD, Retired Richard C. Miller Broadview PD, Retired Michael J. O’Donnell Chicago PD, Retired Elaine B. Pittman US Dept. of Treasury, Inspector, Retired Howard H. Pohlman Chicago PD, Retired Nick Rubino Chicago PD, Sergeant, Retired Carlo Russo Chicago PD, Sergeant, Retired Michael H. Studenroth Chicago PD, Investigator, Retired Vernon a. Stutzriem Markham PD, Captain, Retired Leo E. Walters Chicago PD, Retired Wendell P. Warren Mt. Vernon PD, Asst Chief, Retired William E. Webb US Dept of Interior, Retired Ronald J. Wozniak Chicago PD, Retired Edward L. Zabotka Madison PD, Captain, Retired

IPA Past Presidents P A G E 1 1 V O L U M E 6 3 , I S S U E 2

1901-1909 D. Frank Gahan, Elgin PD* 1910- M.B. Little, Rockford PD* 1911-1915 Martin Murphy, Joliet PD* 1916-1918 Frank W. Licht, Forest Park PD* 1919-1930 James E. Corcoran, Joliet PD* 1931-1938 Ed W. Licht, Forest Park PD* 1939- Richard H. Bailey, Maywood PD* 1940-1941 William E. Koerber, Oak Park PD* 1942-1943 Carl W. Sodelin, River Forest PD* 1944-1945 Lorenz Schey, Lincolnwood PD* 1946-1947 Lawrence Hoffman, Oak Park PD* 1948-1949 Fred H. Eichler, Evanston PD* 1950-1951 Lester Connerty, Cicero PD* 1952-1953 William C. Grifin, Skokie PD* 1954-1955 Arthur T. Linderman, Chicago PD* 1956-1957 Harold C. Johnson, Springfield PD* 1958-1959 Dan Conway, Secretary of State Police 1960-1961 Donald Barnes, State Police* 1962-1963 James Bambick, Cook County SD* 1964-1965 William H. Sandgren, LaGrange PD* 1966-1967 S. Harold Roberts, Alton PD* 1968-1969 William P. O'Brien, State Police* 1970-1971 Charles Wheelhouse, Galva PD* 1972-1973 Irv McDougall, Arlington Hgts PD, Retired 1974-1975 Frank Trankina, Cook County SD* 1976-1977 George B. Kramer, Batavia PD, Retired 1978-1979 Donald Gibbons, State Police* 1980-1981 Raymond Forrest, Chicago PD* 1982-1983 Dale Gulbrantson, Rockford PD* 1984-1985 Jimmie Rogers, Lake Forest PD, Retired 1986-1987 Charles Whelpley, Forest Park PD, Retired 1988-1989 Sam Garnati, State Police, Retired 1990-1991 Kenneth Wallace, Monmounth PD, Retired 1992-1993 Larry Kearns, Champaign PD, Retired 1994-1995 Thomas O. Madole, Mundelein PD* 1996-1997 Thomas H. Schmidt, Chicago PD* 1998-1999 Edward W. Hoes, Riverside PD, Retired 2000-2001 John Hassentab, Bellville PD, Retired 2002-2003 Kenneth Thomason, Saint Elmo PD 2004-2005 Clifton Bartelt, Aurora PD, Retired 2006-2007 Richard Trojanek, Cicero PD, Retired 2008-2009 Sue DaRif, LaSalle Co Sheriff

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IPA 30-round Bullseye Match - 48-round Combat Match P A G E 1 2 V O L U M E 6 3 , I S S U E 2

ILLINOIS POLICE ASSOCIATION 30-round Bullseye Match 48-round Combat Match

Open to all active and associate members of the IPA only! ALL NEW members joining at range shoot one match FREE!

Shooting matches are scheduled for Wednesdays 9am to 5 pm

April 21st, May 19th, June16th and September 15th

Illinois State Police District 6, Pontiac Trooper David Diller:815-844-1521 East Moline Correctional Center, District 7, East Moline Don Quanstrom:309-932-2736 Fred Funk:309-794-0552 Illinois State Police, District 14, Macomb Trooper Neil Merry:309-833-4046. ext. 242 Illinois State Police District 21, Ashkum Sergeant Ward (retired):815-698-2292 Trooper Kurt Quick:815-698-2332 Illinois State Police District 16, Pecatonica Dave Winker (retired):815-332-4185 Jerry Lindstrom (retired):8715-654-3184 Harvey Police Department Range: May and June only 153rd and Campbell Pete Kolovos: 847-699-8838 Dave Clay: 708-331-1956 Paris Police Department, Paris Illinois Chief Ron Humphrey: 217-465-6351 Olin Hand Gun Range, East Alton Alton Police Department Deputy Chief Jody O'Guinn:618-463-3512 ext223 Fairfield Gun Club, Fairfield Homer Clark: 618-516-2687 Hillsboro Police Department, Hillsboro Darrell Turcol: 217-532-5652 30-round Bullseye Match: 10 slow, 10 timed, 10 rapid 48-round Combat Match NRA open class rules will be used as guidelines AWARDS Patches Team Individual Awards Individuals Trophies Entry fee $6.00 per match; refires $3.00 Two-man team combat and bullseye team entry fee $5.00 Teams must consist of all active members or all associate members All new members joining at range shoot one match free No limit on refires, first score to count for team score and Governor’s Twenty, high score for individual score. Chief range officer has final word.

All NEW Members joining at range

Shoot One Match FREE!

Open to all Active & Associate

Members of the IPA only

AWARDS Patches Trophies

Team Individual Awards

IPA Medallion/Decal Order Forms P A G E 1 3 V O L U M E 6 3 , I S S U E 2

IPA Automobile Medallion Order Form

Name___________________________________________________________________________ Address_________________________________________________________________________ City_________________________ State____ Zip_____________ Phone_____________________ Email ___________________________________________________________________________

Note: You must be an Active, Paid Up Life or Associate member of the IPA Please send me: Number of Items ______ Name of Item: __________________ Active ___ Associate _____ Paid Up Life ___ $8.00 each Total Cost$_________ Please mail your check and this form to: Illinois Police Association 7508 W. North Ave, Elmwood Park, Illinois 60707

Illinois Police Association Second Medallion Order Form Name_____________________________________________ IPA card number___________________ Address____________________________________________________________________________ Active _____ Associate A _____ Associate A Paid Up Life _____ Associate B _____ Associate B Paid Up Life _____ Paid Up Life _____ I would like to purchase a second decal. Enclosed is my check or money order for $10.00. This decal will only be displayed on a vehicle registered to my spouse or me. Member signature:______________________________________________________ Please fill out completely and mail to Illinois Police Association 7508 W. North Ave, Elmwood Park, Ilinois 60707

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IPA Membership Renewal Form P A G E 1 4 V O L U M E 6 3 , I S S U E 2

MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL * FINAL NOTICE * AVOID PENALTY PAY YOUR 2010 DUES NOW

Active Members Who Qualify: $5000 Paid Upon Death in the Line of Duty

LATE FEES APPLY

After March 1, $1.50 Additional After April 1, $2.00 Additional After May 1, $3.00 Additional

**COMPLETE THIS FORM FOR RENEWALS ONLY**

Please fill in the following form completely (please provide area codes) All information requested is necessary.

Date:_______________ Please check one of the following: ___Active Member-$30.00 ___Associate A Member-$25.00 ___Associate B Member-$25.00 Name:_________________________________________________________ Address:_______________________________________ Home phone:( )____________________________________ City:___________________________ State:______________________________ Zip Code:______________ Signature of Member:__________________________________ Social Security #:____________________ Star #___________ Police Department:________________________ Work phone: ( )______________________ District______________________ Rank:________________ __Full-time __Part-time __Retired __Disability IPA Card Number:__________________________ Email:____________________________________

PLEASE SEND COMPLETED FORM AND PAYMENT TO: Illinois Police Association

7508 W. North Ave. Elmwood Park, IL 60707

IPA Vanity & Personalized License Plate Info P A G E 1 5 V O L U M E 6 3 , I S S U E 2

Illinois Police Association License Plates are multi-year and may be displayed on passenger vehicles, B-trucks and vans weighing 8,000 pounds or less. To purchase Illinois Police Association plates, please submit the appropriate request form along with your license plates registration or renewal application and the following applicable fees: Random-Number Illinois Police Association License Plates • Newly-acquired vehicle/first-time issuance — $219 ($95 title fee, $99 registration fee, $25 Illinois Police Association plate fee) • Currently titled vehicle/first-time issuance — $124 ($99 registration fee, $25 Illinois Police Association plate fee) • Current plates expire within 90 days — $153 ($99 registration fee, $25 Illinois Police Association plate fee, $29 replacement fee) • Current plates do not expire within 90 days — $54 ($25 Illinois Police Association plate fee, $29 replacement fee) • Annual renewal — $124 ($99 registration fee, $25 Illinois Police Association plate fee) Vanity Illinois Police Association License Plates • Newly-acquired vehicle/first-time issuance — $313 ($95 title fee, $99 registration fee, $94 vanity fee, $25 Illinois Police Association plate fee) • Currently titled vehicle/first-time issuance — $218 ($99 registration fee, $94 vanity fee, $25 Illinois Police Association plate fee) • Current plates expire within 90 days — $247 ($99 registration fee, $94 vanity fee, $25 Illinois Police Association plate fee, $29 replacement fee) • Current plates do not expire within 90 days — $148 ($94 vanity fee, $25 Illinois Police Association plate fee, $29 replacement fee) • Annual renewal — $137 ($99 registration fee, $13 vanity fee, $25 Illinois Police Association plate fee) Personalized Illinois Police Association License Plates • Newly-acquired vehicle/first-time issuance — $266 ($95 title fee, $99 registration fee, $47 personalized fee, $25 Illinois Police Asso-ciation plate fee) • Currently titled vehicle/first-time issuance — $171 ($99 registration fee, $47 personalized fee, $25 Illinois Police Association plate fee) • Current plates expire within 90 days — $200 ($99 registration fee, $47 personalized fee, $25 Illinois Police Association plate fee, $29 replacement fee) • Current plates do not expire within 90 days — $101 ($47 personalized fee, $25 Illinois Police Association plate fee, $29 replacement fee) • Annual renewal — $131 ($99 registration fee, $7 personalized fee, $25 Illinois Police Association plate fee)

National Police Week May 9th - 15th 2010 P A G E 1 6 V O L U M E 6 3 , I S S U E 2

National Police Week activities in Washington, D.C.

Remember that all armed officers MUST have valid police creden-tials in order to enter the site. All plain clothes officers WILL wear

their departmental badge on the outside and visible. Events in Washington, D.C will be held from May 13th -May 16th

Wednesday, May 12th

Early Arrival Day

Thursday, May 13th Official Arrival Day

22nd Annual Candlelight Vigil at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial

Friday, May 14th

First Day - National Police Survivors' Conference Alexandria, VA

Saturday, May 15th

National Peace Officers' Memorial Service United States Capitol

Sunday, May 16th

Second Day - National Police Survivors' Conference

Monday, May 17th Official Departure Day

Cops Corner P A G E 1 7 V O L U M E 6 3 , I S S U E 2

The North Suburban Police Pistol League Inc., is a not-for-profit, law en-forcement shooting club with over 225 Active and Associate members from the Chicagoland and southern Wisconsin area. The league started as a Bullseye pistol club and has been in continuous operation for several dec-ades. The NSPPL is affiliated with the National Rifle Association, the Civil-ian Marksmanship Program, the Illinois State Rifle Association, the Illinois Police Association, and WI-Force. The league also has a close working

relationship with the Spartan Tactical Training Group, which is owned and operated by John Krupa III. Their pistol shooting season starts in early September and runs through April. During their regular season, the league competes in three disciplines of pistol shooting. They offer Combat shooting, Bullseye and an Off-Duty Weapon course of fire. During the summer months the League participates in a tactical Three-gun course of fire. They also co-host the IPA matches at the Harvey Police Range, located in Harvey, Illinois. They recently expanded their summer program to include long-range precision rifle shooting (F-Class) at the Racine County Line Rifle Club, in Caledonia, Wisconsin. Currently, NSPPL membership dues are only $20.00 per year. These dues provide their membership the protection of a one-million dollar liability insurance policy. Their match fees are still only $7.00 per match. All someone needs to compete in the league is a handgun, a minimum of three magazines or speedloaders, a holster and magazine pouch, eye and ear protection, and the desire to come out and shoot. Shooters may compete with either a semi-automatic pis-tol or a revolver, as all of their pistol courses are revolver-friendly. To qualify for awards and prizes each shooter must fire a minimum of ten matches in one venue. Shooters are allowed to fire a maximum of fifteen matches during the season. The League then uses the shooter’s best ten match scores posted for their final average. To field a team, shooters must have a minimum of three members from the same depart-ment or organization. Team scores are based on the best three averages posted during the course of a season regard-less of how many team members an agency may field. In May, the NSPPL hosts their Annual Awards Banquet. After minimal operating expenses, all money raised from their match fees and programs go towards awards and prizes for their qualified members. The prizes range from fine fire-arms, to top quality shooting equipment. At each of their last three events the NSPPL gave away over 50 firearms, along with some fine shooting related equipment. Many of the League’s members are state certified police firearms instructors, or certified through the NRA as rifle & pis-tol coaches, training counselors, and instructors. Through these members, the League offers basic firearm training courses, Instructor level courses, and Range Safety Officer training. They also have a Certified Utah Concealed Fire-arm Permit Instructor on staff. The NSPPL Executive Board is made up of three elected officers from its ranks. Commander Jay Patrick, of the Gur-nee Police Department is the President of the league. Retired Sergeant Robert Repp, of the Waukegan Police Depart-ment is the Vice-president, and retired Deputy Sheriff, Peter J. Kolovos is the Secretary/Treasurer and Director of Train-ing for the NSPPL. Pete runs the day to day operation of the League. He has been involved with firearms and competitive shooting since the late 1960’s. Pete is a Benefactor Life Member of both the NRA and the ISRA. He is a Certified Police Firearms Instructor, a Police Sub-Machinegun instructor, a NRA Level 3 Pistol Coach, a Level 2 Rifle Coach, a Utah CFP Instruc-tor, and an NRA Training Counselor. He has also been a member of the NSPPL Executive Board for the last ten years. Since that time the organization has grown from a mere 30 members to well over 225 members currently on the roster. During the last ten years, the league has expanded to include many new shooting programs. Many consider the NSPPL one of the finest police shooting clubs in the Midwestern region. For more information about the NSPPL and their shooting programs, you may reach Peter J. Kolovos via E-mail at: MasterHandgunner@aol.com or call him directly at: 847-322-3255.

The North Suburban Police Pistol League

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General: Range 1 Kill House is a 40 room, single story, indoor 360° Kill House, with ballistic walls capable of stopping rounds up to 5.56mm. Its primary use is to train the unit during live fire exercise to move tactically, engage targets, conduct breaches, and practice target discrimina-tion in an urban environment. Units will employ techniques outlined by The Kill House or the trainer in the local departments. All requests; will be submitted to Scheduling Section 30 days prior to the requested training date. The Kill House training will be considered a Non Standard Training event. A packet containing risk assessment, training scenario, and Unit Commander Certification that all personnel have met the prerequisites for live fire training. The kill house will feature a 12 position 120 by 50 tactical carbine range and a 15 position 60 by 40 tactical pistol range. Other features such as a complete gun store for all members not open to the public, gun smiting and custom AR 15 store, and all training equipment such as BDU’s shirts, ammo, police supply by 5.11 and Blackhawk. In building number three we will have two class rooms with a folding wall to make one large one. Also in building number three will be a complete Hand to hand combat gym for training and next to that will be a fifty by sixty SIM’s house. The exterior of the Kill House will Feature a ¼ mile black top leading to the rear of building for explosive breaching. Other exterior features will include a 747 or Dc10 complete air craft for live fire and SIM’s training. Also included will be an assortment of school buses cargo contain-ers, tractor trailers, full size rail cars & passenger cars, and rubble city for cadaver/drug training. Sniper range. The Kill House will have a full 12 position 2000, 1000, 500, 250 meter range elevated at 10 feet. The Shoot house will have the latest in emergency communications with 911 for any misfortunate accident’s and a semi complete emergency room with everything needed to stabilize a person should something happen. No doctor on duty Bring your own EMT. The shoot house will have a complete command center for trainers to observe the house with 60 inch LCD large TV’s in a comfortable set-ting. Also the video in the shoot house will be available to burn on DVD or to your department’s net work or to our class rooms for further training after the exercise. All video will be encrypted for commander’s use only. There will be locker rooms and showers, lounge for officers to lock up duty weapons while training. Vending machines, coffee maker micro-wave etc. The reason of this brief is for further understanding of the Kill House’s facility and the gathering of letters of intent. If you or your department wishes to see the prints of the facility please feel free to call Sean McNulty for appointment. Thank you for your time and attention. Sean C. McNulty President The Kill House Inc.

This is a photo of my Grandfather who served with the Chicago Police Dept from 1919 until 1954. The photo shows four detectives standing along-side a 1927 Caddy unmarked squad. Can you believe that, a Cadillac Squad? My Grandfather, John Petersen, is the detective standing in the front

of the line, and when you look at the guys, you have to wonder who the bad guys were, because they all look like the gangsters that they would have been chasing. The story that I get from my Uncle is that when John Dillinger was shot at the Biograph Theater, my Grandfather as one of the liaison officers with the FBI, and was stationed in an apartment facing the theater watching for Dillinger and his girlfriend to come out. The only other information that was given to me is that he watched the shooting take place, and that he was then assigned to watch the body until it was removed by the Coroner.

Lee Mayer Rosemont Dept of Public Safety Retired.

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