| John J. Millner | |
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| Member of the Illinois Senate from the 28th district |
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 2005 |
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| Personal details | |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Debbie |
| Profession | law enforcement |
John J. Millner is a Republican member of the Illinois Senate, representing the 28th district since 2005. Millner previously served as Illinois State Representative for the 55th district from 2003 to 2005, and as Elmhurst Chief of Police from March 1972 – January 2003.
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Committee on Judiciary Criminal Law, (minority spokesperson); Education; Financial Institutions; Executive Appointments; Human Services; Legislative Printing Unit
President, John J. Millner & Associates, Inc., a small business specializing in training seminars, and consulting. In the last 30 years Millner has instructed thousands of practitioners from around the country as well as many different law enforcement, governmental and private corporate organizations. Millner is a Certified Master Investigative Hypnotist who has hypnotized over 1000 people, cleared many criminal cases, and lectured on hypnosis to a wide variety of audiences in seminars and academic institutions. He developed and instituted seminars in advanced interviewing, rapport development and body language, and has extensive experience in the art of interviewing and interrogation. Millner is considered an expert in this field by practitioners from around the country. He is also a published author of training manuals and articles in professional journals.
Appointed Member – Violent Crimes Advisory Commission;
Member – Council of State Governments;
Member – Midwestern Legislative Conference;
Bank Director Emeritus - Community Bank of Elmhurst;
Impact of Terrorism on State Law Enforcement Project- Council of State Governments;
Appointed member of the State’s Joint Gang-Drug Task Force.
Past President - Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police;
Past President for Northeast Multi-Regional Training, the largest mobile training region in the State of Illinois;
Past Chairman, Illinois Attorney General's Violence to Children Task Force;
Past Appointed Board Member, Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority;
Past President – Law Enforcement Foundation of Illinois;
Past Appointed Member, Governor's Commission on Discrimination and Hate Crimes;
National Advisory Board Member for The Institute for Public Safety Partnerships, University of Illinois;
Past Founding Co-Chairman, Fight Crime: Invest in Kids Illinois;
Past Member, National Advisory Committee, Fight Crime: Invest in Kids;
Member, Illinois Attorney General's School Safety & Firearms Committee;
Past Chairman - DuPage County Chiefs of Police Major Crimes Task Force;
Past Director- Law Enforcement Foundation of Illinois;
Appointed Member - Illinois Family Violence Coordinating Council;
Past Appointed Member - State of Illinois - Legislative Committee on Juvenile Justice;
Past Appointed Member of the Governor's Task Force Training and Curriculum on Domestic Violence;
Past Member - Voices for Illinois Children's Committee;
Past Member - Illinois Municipal League Public Safety Committee;
Past Legislative Committee Member, International Association of Chiefs of Police;
Past Appointed Commissioner, Governor's Commission on Discrimination and Hate Crimes;
Past Chairman of Illinois Chiefs of Police Legislative Committee;
Past Chairman of Illinois State Crime Commission Law Enforcement Committee;
Past Steering Committee Member - DuPage County State's Attorney's Substance Abuse Commission , Co-chairing the School and Law Enforcement Subcommittee;
Past Elected Eight-term Chairman of DuPage Metropolitan Enforcement Group (DUMEG), a 34-community county-wide narcotic enforcement unit;
Past Associate Secretary to Switzerland of the International Police Association; the largest police association in the world;
Past President of Executive Board of DuPage Public Safety Communications (DUCOMM), the largest cooperative public safety communications organization in State of Illinois;
Past Founding Chairman of DuPage County Advisory Commission on Gangs, a multi-disciplinary approach to intervention and suppression of gang activity;
Past President of the DuPage County Chiefs of Police Association;
Past Founding Co-chairman of Illinois Chiefs of Police Gang Committee;
Past President of Midwest Homicide Investigators Association.
2006 Peace Leader Award; Illinois Center for Violence Prevention;
2006 The Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago Leadership Award for the Charity without Fear Resolution;
2006 Paul Simon Public Service Award; Illinois Hunger Coalition;
2002 to 2006 numerous awards for legislative services and initiatives;
2001 Voices for Illinois Children; Certificate of Recognition “For his outstanding work as a community leader and advocate for Illinois children”;
1998 Thrasher Award; Most Effective American City Police Chief in the Effort to Prevent Gang Crime and Gang Violence During 1997-1998;
1996 Human Dignity Award; Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence;
1996 Chief of the Year Award; Illinois State Crime Commission;
1996 Outstanding Leadership Award; The Elmhurst Police Benevolent Association;
1994 Outstanding Achievement in Public Service Award; Illinois Security Chiefs.
Master of Arts Degree - Law Enforcement Administration Western Illinois University - Macomb, Illinois
Bachelor of Arts Degree - Social Justice Lewis University - Romeoville, Illinois
Associate of Science Degree - Police Administration Triton College - River Grove, Illinois
Southern Police Institute's Administrative Officer's Course University of Louisville - Louisville, Kentucky
Technical Degree in Detection of Deception Reid College - Chicago, Illinois
Over 1000 additional hours attending:
Seminars
College Courses
Symposiums
Millner and his wife, Debbie, have two children.
| Preceded by Kay Wojcik |
Illinois State Senator 28th District 2005–present |
Incumbent |
| Preceded by |
Illinois State Representative 55th district 2003 — 2005 |
Succeeded by Randy Ramey |