Pictured at the recent event were, left to right: Police Chief Terry Lemming, Kristen Dacorte, Sgt. Aaron Dacorte, Village Trustee Roger Stacey, Lt. Rick Emerson, and Village Administrator Robert Barber. –Photo submitted.

On Friday, May 26, at the Tuscany Banquet Center in Mokena, Illinois 35 graduates received their keys for completing the 542nd  School of Police Staff and Command at the Northwestern University Center for Public Safety – one of the nation’s most prestigious law enforcement administration academies. Among  the graduates was Sgt. Aaron Dacorte of the Beecher Police Department. The course, a 10-week in class academy, teaches ethics and professionalism in police administration.