06/20/08    Trooper's Lodge 41 Golf Classic

The annual Trooper's Lodge 41 Golf Classic will be held at the Green Garden Country Club on June 20th, 2008.  Click here for Sign Up sheets and Sponsor sheets.

05/02/08    Dist. 11 FOP Golf Outing

District 11 FOP Golf Outing to be held at Locust Hills Golf Course in Lebanon, IL.  For more information and a flyer, click on the Meetings & Events page.

04/30/08    Police Memorial

The Annual Police Memorial will be held at Knight's Action Park in Springfield this year.  Click here for the MAP.  Click here for the FLYER.

03/20/08    Transfer Cut-Off Date

In a letter from Lt. Leo Thomas of Labor Relations to President Buddy Parker:

"Pursuant to Article 38 of the Agreement between the Lodge and the Department, the Department is hereby providing the Lodge with notice of intent to promote.  The cut-off date for consideration for transfer is March 20, 2008.  Transfer requests received after 5:00 pm on March 20, 2008 will not be considered."

02/15/08    State Lodge By-Law Amendment Deadline

The deadline for the submission of any proposed amendments to the Illinois State By-laws is March 28th, 2008.

In order for any proposed amendments to be considered at teh Biennial Conference to be held on July 18-19, 2008 in Springfield, the proposed amendments must be submitted in writing to the State Lodge Secretary 90 days prior to the start of the conference.  Refer to Article 29 of the State By-laws for additional requirements.

If by-law proposals are submitted by mail, they must be postmarked or hand delivered to the State Lodge no later than March 28th, 2008 by 4:30 PM.  If you have questions, you may contact the State Lodge at 1-800-522-2677.

02/05/08    Matt Mitchell Trust Fund

Benefit and Trust Fund have been set up to help Tpr. Matt Mitchell with upcoming medical and legal fees.  For more information, click on the flyer.

02/04/08    Contract Negotiations Ready to Begin

The Contract Negotiation Team has been selected and are preparing to meet later this month with negotiations ready to begin in March.  If you have any suggestions for an amendment or addition to the contract, please contact 1st VP Lyle Hicks.