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OCTOBER 23, 2013
Vol. 5 No. 47
Lisle police chief to retire in November Bugle Newspapers
State Rep. Ron Sandack, R-Downers Grove
State Rep. Patti Bellock, R-Westmont,
Bellock, Sandack named to House Republican leadership team
STORY BY JONATHAN SAMPLES | STAFF REPORTER
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ouse Republican Leader Jim Durkin’s leadership team will officially begin serving in their new roles Nov. 1, and that team includes a couple local law makers.
State Rep. Patti Bellock, R-Westmont, and state Rep. Ron Sandack, R-Downers Grove, have both been appointed to Durkin’s leadership team, which consists of 10 total members. House Republicans in August chose Durkin, R-Western Springs, to take over the top GOP position in the Illinois House of Representatives after former leader Tom Cross, R-Oswego, stepped down. See HOUSE LEADERSHIP, page 4
P o l i c e Chief James Kosatka has been with the Lisle Police Department for 34 years, and next month he SUBMITTED PHOTO will bid farewell to James Kosatka the place he has come to call home. “Believe it or not, I still enjoy the job,” Kosatka said. “I guess just I feel that I’ve done everything I’ve wanted to do in policing.” Kosatka started his career in law enforcement in 1979 when he was hired as a patrol officer in Lisle. He was promoted to patrol sergeant in 1997 and served as detective sergeant from 1998 to 2001. In March of the following year, he was promoted to deputy chief, where he served until 2011. He became chief of police in See RETIREMENT, page 2