From the Village of Algonquin:
Algonquin Mourns Passing of Former Chief of Police
It is with great sadness that we announce the recent passing of retired Chief of Police Russell Laine. Laine was the Chief of Police for the Algonquin Police Department from 1985 until his retirement in 2014.
He also served as the Chief of Police in Bartlett, Illinois, Edgerton, Wisconsin, and most recently Fox Lake, Illinois.
During his tenure as Chief of Police, Laine served as President of the McHenry County Chiefs of Police Association.
He is a founding member of the Algonquin-LITH Rotary Club, a former Treasurer and Board Member of the Club.
He served on the McHenry County Communities Against Gangs, past member of the McHenry County Child Advocacy Board and a member of the Sherman Health Care Advisory Board. In November of 2007,
Chief Laine received the Law Enforcement Recognition Award from the Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence.
Furthermore, Laine has served as President of both the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police and the International Association of Chiefs of Police.
Additionally, Chief Laine was instrumental in introducing the Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics in Algonquin and McHenry County, Illinois and also served on the Board of Directors for Illinois Special Olympics.
In 2009 Laine received the Law Enforcement Award from the Illinois State Bar Association.
Our thoughts are with his family during this difficult time.
There will be a Celebration of Life service on Saturday the 18th of September at 1:00 p.m., at the Light of Christ Church, 1700 Longmeadow Parkway, Algonquin Illinois 60102.
For those unable to attend or prefer to attend virtually, the service will be livestreamed on the Light of Christ Facebook page.
RIP Russ… he played the game with multiple pensions but was a good public servant.
Hated Trump but otherwise a good fellow.
Pension pig par excellence. Thank You for your ´service`
Hated Trump bc he dwelt in the filthy municipal swamp.
How many pensions did he grab?
He can’t take it with him.
Those in politics who “hate” Trump do so because Trump revealed the true swamp creatures.
Those who were scamming the system HATED the man who called them out for who they were.
I don’t know this chief, but I imagine he also selectively chose who to harass and who to give a pass.
That’s how swamp creatures work.
I see puke and Long Time idiot were up late huffing farts again.
No wife and children mentioned, did he hate them to ?
Hating trump becomes part of his persona?
I hate Trump too….. but because he made zero headway against the swamp.
This peach of a police Chief was part of the swamp. A true pension pathetique.
Not sure where you defuses got your info, but he had only one pension.
He was a medic in Vietnam and he rolled his military time and police service into one fund – he didn’t dip out of multiple funds.
Ur1101, any evidence for your strange announcement?
That doesn’t disprove his pension multiplication.
I think it’s strange to call someone a pension pig on the flawed assumption that if someone worked for multiple police departments he or she is collecting multiple pensions.
I knew him personally and professionally for many years and I’m familiar with his pension situation.
So I guess my proof is my word, but I’m thinking before you post something you should have the proof.
You could go around to the various governments that he worked for and FOIA their pension boards for records.
But I doubt that will happen because that would work, and it’s much easier to be keyboard warrior for the cause and spew out whatever is on your mind.
That’s a misinformation tactic left-wingers use – throw around labels or make accusations with no proof and move on to the next person they want to trash.
UR, it seems you are the left winger since you are defending a Trump hating libtard police chief from valid objections that he wasn’t so damn wondrous.
Again, your analysis is flawed. I’ve been voting Republican since Reagan.
If you had the ability to comprehend what I wrote you would realize that what I said is that you are wrong about your statement about multiple pensions.
Furthermore, you calling him names and throwing labels around is another tactic used by liberals when they get frustrated when someone challenges them.
I don’t believe anything you wrote.
You are here to disrupt.
Reagan was a pos too, he began the amnesty nonsense
That’s your choice to believe or not, and you’re right I’m here disrupt a bunch of bullshit on this particular matter.
I’m sure you don’t care for fake news, but this forum isn’t any better than CNN or MSNBC and sounds like you’re part of it!
It seems you feel powerless which is fine, but don’t just pull stuff out of your ass because it makes feel good. Do something constructive that will contribute to change.
Back to Regan…are you suggesting that Walter Mondale was a better choice in 1984?
I’ve known Russ for over 30 years and I hate to disappoint but he was a good man, strong values that stuck to the truth. .
Russ wasn’t perfect, he would be the first to admit that.
He would never even consider speaking of the dead, those unable to defend themselves, as was done here.
Not even Trump.
If you have a problem with someone why not say it their face rather than wait for an obit?
He was definitely a better man than any of you could hope to be.
Shame on you.
And BTW, he was right on Trump… Trum is a liar, cheat and thief.
PS That liberal comment is proof you can’t come up with a factual argument.
Generalize much?