CONGRATULATIONS EXTENDED TO COMMANDER MAUREEN BIGGANE ON HER RETIREMENT FROM THE CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT
WHEREAS, Commander Maureen Biggane retires from the Chicago Police Department following 30 years of dedicated public service; and
WHEREAS, The Chicago City Council has been informed of this occasion by the Honorable Samantha Nugent, Alderman ofthe 39th Ward; and
WHEREAS, Commander Biggane began her illustrious career with the Chicago Police Department in 1992, working a beat car before being promoted to Sergeant in 1999 and serving the 021st District; she was assigned to the Office ofthe Superintendent, Organized Crime, and Area One Detective Division before being promoted again to Lieutenant and assigned as a field lieutenant in the 012th District in 2008; and
WHEREAS, For 11 years, Lieutenant Biggane served as commanding officer in various units including the Juvenile Intervention and Support Center, News Affairs, Organized Crime-Confidential Matters & Criminal Analysis Unit, and in the Office ofthe First Deputy Superintendent; in 2018, Lieutenant Biggane was promoted to Commander ofthe 016th District which she lauds has been the most rewarding assignment of her career; and
WHEREAS, Dedication to and fulfillment of the motto of the Chicago Police Department - "We Serve and Protect" - exacts a substantial physical and emotional toll not only on the officers who must daily cope with the stress and danger of putting their lives on the line for countless City residents, but also on their family members; and
WHEREAS, Throughout her long and distinguished tenure, Commander Biggane upheld the finest traditions of the law enforcement community, and her hard work, commitment, and dedication to duty earned her the respect and admiration of her colleagues and the communities she protected; and
WHEREAS, Commander Biggane devoted 30 years of her life to public service to the people of the City of Chicago, and, in doing so, has personally ensured that the City is the safe, healthy, and vibrant community it is today; and
WHEREAS, The leaders of the City of Chicago want to recognize the great debt owed to our public servants, and extend our sincerest gratitude to the long and prolific career of Commander Biggane; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED, That we, the Mayor and members of the City Council of the City of Chicago gathered here this twenty-third day of May, 2022, do hereby express our gratitude for 30 years of service to the people of the City of Chicago, and express our heartiest wishes on a pleasant retirement to Commander Biggane; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a suitable copy ofthis resolution be prepared and presented to Commander Biggane.
