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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
CELEBRATING 14TH DISTRICT BLACK HISTORY MONTH HONOREE ROBERT MOORE
WHEREAS, Robert Moore is a nationally recognized army veteran, author, historian, lifelong law enforcement leader, and community policing reformer with a track record of always stepping up and lending a helping hand; and
WHEREAS, Robert Moore native of Mississippi, continuing to manage the 40-acre farm that was purchased by his father in 1907; and
WHEREAS, Robert Moore began his law enforcement career as a deputy sheriff in Winnebago County; and
WHEREAS, as Illinois State Trooper in 1976, Robert Moore was chosen to manage the department’s the inaugural leader of the Office of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) where he led workforce inclusion increases of minorities and women by nearly 30%; and
WHEREAS, Robert Moore served as a Police Major and Chief of Detectives of the Savannah, Georgia Police Department from 1985-1987 where he wrote acclaimed paper “Crime in the Black Community: A Generation at Risks,” which was adapted for city-wide use; and
WHEREAS, Robert Moore was named a U.S. Marshal in 1994 by President Bill Clinton, and was appointed Chair of the Marshal Service Equal Employment Opportunity Advisory Committee where he conducted a nationwide hearing on minority recruitment and discrimination in the Marshall Service; and
WHEREAS, in 1997, Robert Moore proudly led the successful effort to honor Ruby Bridges Hall, who famously desegregated Mississippian schools at the age of six, with an honorary title of Deputy U.S. Marshal; and
WHEREAS, the U.S. Marshal’s Distinguished Service Award was bestowed upon Robert Moore for this impeccable leadership; and
WHEREAS, Robert Moore has been rightly lauded and honored for this work and leadership including the Rotary Paul Harris Award, Rotary Leadership Award, FBI Directors Community Service Award, Marshal Service Distinguished Service Award, Marshal Service Small District Award, WSEC TV Board of Director Award for Community (10Rules), University of Illinois Alumni Humanitarian Award, and 2021 University of Illinois 50 Anniversary Achievement; and
WHEREAS, Robert Moore, in his role as Chairman of the Criminal Justice Committee for the State of Illinois branches of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), played a key role in drafting the Ten Shared Principles, jointly developed by the Illinois NAACP and the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police as a guide for police departments to pledge and activate their belief that all human life deserves equal dignity and respect; and
WHEREAS, Robert Moore was a catalyst for the Cook County Board passing a Resolution in support of The Ten Shared Principles in 2020 for the Cook County Sheriffs Office and the Forest Preserve Police; and
WHEREAS, through Robert Moore’s support, advocacy, and knowledge, numerous other police districts throughout Cook County, and more than 250 police departments throughout the state of Illinois, have signed on the Ten Shared Principles, pledging to diminish and eliminate racial tension through fairness, transparency, impartiality, mutual responsibility, and community partnerships; and
WHEREAS, Robert Moore helped bring the Ten Shared Principles to life through two community dialogues, held virtually via Zoom during the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown, to encourage understanding between community members and the law enforcement officers that serve them; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Cook County Board of Commissioners does hereby honor Robert Moore for the indelible mark he is left on the Fourteenth District of Cook County, his gracious and expert leadership across Cook County, and his legacy of service throughout the State of Illinois; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a suitable copy of the Resolution be tendered to Robert Moore as a means of communicating our immense gratitude for his enduring service.end