Naperville Mayor Receives Citizen of the Year Award

Submitted by the city of Naperville

Naperville Mayor A. George Pradel received the Citizen of the Year award from the Illinois Crime Prevention Association (ICPA) at its Chief’s Appreciation and Awards Luncheon held last week in Wheaton.

During this event, Naperville Crime Stoppers also received the Organization of the Year award from the ICPA.

Awards are given to individuals or groups that have proven crime prevention commitment and service to their communities.

Mayor Pradel was nominated by Naperville Police Chief Robert Marshall for the Citizen of the Year award.

In Marshall’s nomination, he mentioned Mayor Pradel’s 48 years of service to the community, his history as “Officer Friendly” visiting schools to educate children on safety, his work with Safety Town and his overall support of crime prevention initiatives.

These include the Crime Prevention Calendar, National Night Out, the Public Safety Open House, Crime Prevention month activities, Community Radio Watch and Crime Stoppers.

Mayor Pradel will step down next May after serving as Naperville’s Mayor for 20 years.

Naperville Crime Stoppers was nominated for Organization of the Year by Naperville Police Commander Tom Kammerer, who noted that the group has “maintained an outstanding working relationship with our department that extends beyond the provision of anonymous tips.”

The Crime Stoppers board participates in the Public Safety Open House, National Night Out and more, including assistance for the Crime Prevention Calendar.

Naperville Crime Stoppers is a not-for-profit organization that solicits crime tips to assist in solving crimes within Naperville.

The ICPA’s mission is to focus attention on local, regional and state issues related to crime prevention and provide a platform for the introduction, coordination and teaching of ideas, concepts and programs pertaining to crime prevention awareness and community policing.