File #: 23-3850    Version: 1 Name: CELEBRATING WILLIAM LOGAN OF EVANSTON ON THE RENAMING OF MCDANIEL AVENUE AFTER HIM
Type: Consent Calendar Resolution Status: Approved
File created: 6/28/2023 In control: Board of Commissioners
On agenda: 6/29/2023 Final action: 6/29/2023
Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION CELEBRATING WILLIAM LOGAN OF EVANSTON ON THE RENAMING OF MCDANIEL AVENUE AFTER HIM WHEREAS, William Logan is a longtime Evanston resident and active community member; and WHEREAS, he has dedicated decades to public and community service within Evanston; and WHEREAS, William Logan holds many firsts in Evanston including the First Black Home Room President, the First Black Football Captain, and the First Black Senior Class Vice President; and WHEREAS, William Logan joined the Evanston Police Department in 1957 and served for 30 years; and WHEREAS, he served as a bodyguard for Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. during his visit to Evanston; and WHEREAS, he served in many positions and moved up through various ranks at the Evanston Police Department including serving as the first Black Lieutenant, Captain, Deputy Chief, and Chief of Police; and WHEREAS, during his time at the Evanston Police Department, he implemented policies and practices to move the department t...
Sponsors: JOSINA MORITA, FRANK J. AGUILAR, ALMA E. ANAYA, SCOTT R. BRITTON, JOHN P. DALEY, BRIDGET DEGNEN, BRIDGET GAINER, MONICA GORDON, BILL LOWRY, DONNA MILLER, STANLEY MOORE, KEVIN B. MORRISON, ANTHONY J. QUEZADA, TARA S. STAMPS, MAGGIE TREVOR
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PROPOSED RESOLUTION

CELEBRATING WILLIAM LOGAN OF EVANSTON ON THE RENAMING OF MCDANIEL AVENUE AFTER HIM

WHEREAS, William Logan is a longtime Evanston resident and active community member; and

WHEREAS, he has dedicated decades to public and community service within Evanston; and

WHEREAS, William Logan holds many firsts in Evanston including the First Black Home Room President, the First Black Football Captain, and the First Black Senior Class Vice President; and

WHEREAS, William Logan joined the Evanston Police Department in 1957 and served for 30 years; and

WHEREAS, he served as a bodyguard for Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. during his visit to Evanston; and

WHEREAS, he served in many positions and moved up through various ranks at the Evanston Police Department including serving as the first Black Lieutenant, Captain, Deputy Chief, and Chief of Police; and

WHEREAS, during his time at the Evanston Police Department, he implemented policies and practices to move the department toward community policing; and

WHEREAS, when he retired from the Evanston Police Department, he took a role as Director of Safety and Security at Evanston Township High School; and

WHEREAS, during his time at ETHS, he brought a new level of professionalism to the Security Department and built respect with the students instead of merely relating to them in a punitive way; and

WHEREAS, he implemented crossing guards and CPR training for staff; and

WHEREAS, William Logan is a Co-founding member of the Chessman, Evanston's oldest Black men's community organization; and

WHEREAS, William Logan is Co-founder of FAAM (Fellowship of African-American Men), a middle- school-focused basketball and cheerleading nonprofit; and

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners that the Board does hereby offer its sincerest congratulations to William Logan on the renaming of McDaniel Avenue in Evanston after him in honor of his numerous contributions to the community...

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