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University Park swears in Vincent Starks as police chief after brief executive session
Summary
The Village of University Park on Tuesday appointed and formally sworn in Vincent Starks as police chief. Trustees and speakers praised Starks’ 32 years on the street and said they expect improved training and community engagement; some trustees said the process surrounding the prior chief’s departure deserved more board notice.
Vincent Starks was sworn in as police chief of the Village of University Park after the board approved his appointment and conducted a brief executive session earlier in the meeting.
Trustees moved and seconded the appointment and then administered the oath. Starks repeated the oath and told the board he would “support the constitution of the United States, the constitution of the state of Illinois, the ordinances of the Village of University Park” and “faithfully discharge the duties of a police chief.”
In remarks after the…
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