Kendall County Public Safety Center To Be Dedicated To Retired Sheriff

Press release from Kendall County Sheriff's Office:

KENDALL COUNTY, IL — From his time in the United States Air Force beginning in 1964 to his retirement as Kendall County Sheriff in 2014, Richard A. Randall has dedicated much of his life to public service.

Throughout his career in law enforcement, Sheriff Randall (ret.) has served in numerous roles beginning at the Yorkville Police Department in 1968. He worked his way through the ranks of the Yorkville Police Department, ultimately serving as Chief of Police from 1979 to 1986. Sheriff Randall (ret.) then took office as the Sheriff of Kendall County in 1986. He was elected to serve in that role a total of seven times, until his retirement in 2014. He also served with the Bristol-Kendall Fire Department from 1968 until his retirement as Captain in 2012. Sheriff Randall (ret.) was instrumental in relocating the Sheriff’s Office from an 1880s-era jail to the modern facility we occupy today. He also incorporated a countywide 9-1-1 communications center, the Kendall County Emergency Management Agency, the Kendall County Jail, and the administrative offices for the Kendall County Sheriff’s Office into that facility.

“Sheriff Richard Randall truly dedicated himself to public service and the residents of Kendall County,” said Sheriff Dwight A. Baird. “I would like to thank Sheriff Randall for his many contributions to the law enforcement profession and his unwavering commitment to the citizens we took an oath to serve. It has been an honor to have worked for and alongside Sheriff Randall. The naming of the Richard A. Randall Public Safety Center is well-deserved recognition for the dedication he has shown to the people of Kendall County.”

Kendall County Board Chair Matt Kellogg said, “We are all grateful that Richard Randall has, and continues to dedicate his life to the citizens of Kendall County. His dedication to public service is about more than just the office Sheriff Randall held, but it truly exemplifies his approach to life and his desire to serve the people of Kendall County.”

In honor of his many contributions to Kendall County and its residents, the Kendall County Board has authorized the renaming of the Kendall County Public Safety Center to the Richard A. Randall Public Safety Center to take place at a dedication ceremony on August 6, 2024, at 6 P.M at the Public Safety Center located at 1102 Cornell Lane, Yorkville, Illinois.

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