The Greektown Special
Service Area Tax Commission #16 is very happy to announce the
appointment of a new Commander in the 12th Police District, Commander
Dennis P.Keane.The challenges in the Greektown area are numerous yet
the past Commanders of the 12th Police District have done an
outstanding job historically of keeping the neighborhood safe for
patrons, workers and the public.We believe under the leadership of
Commander Keane that the community will continue to be a safe are a
which is undergoing a renaissance inarchitecture, restaurants, cultural
events and soon a new Hellenic Museum will be built on the corner of
VanBuren Street and Halsted Street.We already have had outstanding
leadership also from AldermanWalter Burnett, Jr. and Secretary of State
Jesse White in this civic improvement and both of these outstanding
public leaders are very pleased with the Commander’s new position in
our area. Commander Keane has an outstanding professional career in law
enforcement with the Chicago Police Department. He has been a police
officer for 31 years and started in the Marquette District at 23rd
Street and Darrien Street in 1977. He was promoted to the position of
“detective†in only five years in 1982. Commander Keane worked for 17
years in the Area Four Detective Division located at Harrison Street
and Kedzie Avenue, which includes not only the 12th Police District but
also the 10th,
11th and 13th Districts. This position has afforded him a unique
opportunity to have personal
knowledge and invaluable experience
concerning the
law enforcement issues in
the 12th District since this Area Four assignment included many cases
involving violent crimes. Commander Keane was promoted to the position
of “sergeant†in
1999 and assigned to the 12th District as a “beat sergeant†working the
“midnight†shift for one year. In 2000 he was assigned to the Area Four
Detective Division as a “sergeantâ€. He spent four years in Area Four
and then was promoted to the position of “letenantâ€. In April 2004 he
was assigned to the Area Two Homicide Unit located at
111th Street and Ellis Street and he served in that capacity for 4
years. In March 2008 he was promoted to the position of “Commander†of
the 12th District. The Commander has already attended a meetingof the
SSA#16 and has been exemplary in his cooperation with our Commission
and with our plans to keep our neighborhood safe as the 12th District
has done for the past 15
years.We the Commissionersof the Greektown SSA#16 congratulate
and wish
the Commander all the best as we will work with him to make our
community and city the safest and best in the world.
