As KidsMatter celebrates 20 years of empowering Naperville Area youth to say "no" to destructive choices and "yes" to endless possibilities, the board of directors is pleased to honor retired Police Chief Robert Marshall with the Kids Champion Award in recognition of his personal, professional, and community-wide work supporting and empowering youth in the community.
Two towns outside Chicago recovering from civil unrest
Posted6/20/2021 7:00 AM
AURORA, Ill. One year ago, Elias Akwo and Chaz Nieponski dropped everything and raced to their Aurora storefront to find the windows smashed and an entire display of crystal merchandise shattered across the floor.
The Wheaton couple had been watching the civil unrest unfold on TV when they received a dreaded phone call that their downtown business, The Crystal House, was among those being vandalized the night of May 31, 2020.
Neighbors tried to stave off the destruction as best they could, Akwo recalls, fending off the looters, sweeping up broken glass and helping to board up the windows at the building where he and his wife had relocated their shop just months earlier. But thousands of dollars worth of intricate, custom-made pieces engraved glassware, miniature figurines, a crystal replica of the Chicago skyline had already been destroyed or stolen.
Updated 7/4/2021 9:53 PM
After a 44-year career in Naperville, 37 of which were in law enforcement, former Police Chief Robert Marshall retired Friday from a department that he believes is well-positioned for future success.
The longtime Naperville resident served as the city s top cop for the last nine years, during which had the foresight to increase training, upgrade equipment and implement peer support and mental health resources for officers and their families.
Q. What is your biggest accomplishment as chief?
A. I d put training right at the top. Shifting the culture of the department. And taking care of the people who work here. . What I ve learned is the community expects two things from their police department, if you really want to simplify it. One, when we call you, come as fast as you can. Two, work with us to solve the problem. I always believed we put a lot of effort in taking care of the community.
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