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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives wish to congratulate JoAnn Johnson on becoming 
4the first African American woman to reach the rank of Colonel 
5with the Illinois State Police; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Colonel Johnson was promoted to the rank of 
7Colonel on November 1, 2016; she presently works at Illinois 
8State Police  (ISP) headquarters in downtown Springfield and is 
9in charge of the Division of Internal Investigations; she has 
10been with the ISP for 27 years; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, Colonel Johnson started on the midnight shift in 
12Elgin as a patrol officer; she worked in criminal 
13investigations and also served as an undercover narcotics 
14officer in a joint-jurisdictional drug task force in the early 
151990s; in 2010, she moved to Springfield to teach at the 
16Illinois State Police Academy; three years later, she was 
17promoted to Lieutenant Colonel and moved to the Internal 
18Investigation Division; and
  
 
  
19    WHEREAS, Colonel Johnson attended Southern Illinois 
20University Carbondale; she was the only African American woman 
21in her ISP academy class; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Colonel Johnson  married Richard Johnson in 2013; 
2together they have two daughters, ages 9 and 11; therefore, be 
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4    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
5HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
6congratulate JoAnn Johnson on becoming the first African 
7American woman to reach the rank of Colonel with the Illinois 
8State Police; and be it further
  
 
9    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
10presented to Colonel Johnson as an expression of our esteem and 
11respect.