Bill Text: IL SR0043 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Recognizes the exemplary service of Officer Anthony J. Rouba, especially for his experience in the line of duty during the 2012 NATO Summit.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2025-01-28 - Referred to Assignments [SR0043 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2025-SR0043-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to | ||||||
| 3 | recognize Officer Anthony J. Rouba for his service in the U.S. | ||||||
| 4 | Marine Corps and as a Chicago police officer; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Officer Rouba was born in Chicago on January 27, | ||||||
| 6 | 1967; after growing up in the city, he graduated from high | ||||||
| 7 | school, married his wife, and welcomed his child in 1986; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Officer Rouba joined the U.S. Marine Corps, | ||||||
| 9 | trained in San Diego, and was stationed at Camp Pendleton, | ||||||
| 10 | California; he served with the 1st Marine Division, 3rd | ||||||
| 11 | Amphibious Assault Battalion, Charlie Company; he was deployed | ||||||
| 12 | overseas on naval vessels, including during Desert | ||||||
| 13 | Shield/Desert Storm in August 1990, extending his service by | ||||||
| 14 | one month; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, Throughout Officer Rouba's career with the Marine | ||||||
| 16 | Corps, he received multiple awards and was meritoriously | ||||||
| 17 | promoted twice; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, After being discharged, Officer Rouba began | ||||||
| 19 | training at the Chicago Police Academy in September 2022, | ||||||
| 20 | where he became a squad leader and then a Chicago police | ||||||
| 21 | officer; he joined the Gang Enforcement Unit and sustained | ||||||
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| 1 | several injuries while apprehending dangerous offenders; and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Officer Rouba was stationed at Cermak and | ||||||
| 3 | Michigan in Chicago during the 2012 NATO Summit when he was | ||||||
| 4 | injured in the line of duty as assailants were attempting to | ||||||
| 5 | breach a police perimeter; after recovering, he returned to | ||||||
| 6 | service at the Art Institute of Chicago for a short time as | ||||||
| 7 | protestors were attempting to break through the police line; | ||||||
| 8 | and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Officer Rouba is currently assigned to the 12th | ||||||
| 10 | District Patrol Division of the Chicago Police Department with | ||||||
| 11 | star number 15409; therefore, be it
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| 12 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 13 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we recognize the | ||||||
| 14 | exemplary service of Officer Anthony J. Rouba, especially for | ||||||
| 15 | his experience in the line of duty during the 2012 NATO Summit; | ||||||
| 16 | and be it further
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| 17 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 18 | delivered to Officer Rouba as a symbol of our esteem and | ||||||
| 19 | respect. | ||||||