Rich Aguilar
Rich AguilarRich is a twenty-six year veteran who joined the department in June 1982. He has spent his entire career in the patrol division working a beat car. He has been a Field Training Officer for twenty-one years. He completed his field training in the 025th district. His next assignment took him to the 023rd district. Although he learned a lot and made many friends there, he requested a transfer to the 014th district. Rich spent the next nineteen years there working mostly as a field training officer. His next year was spent in the 017th district. Rich returned to the 025th district after he was forced to leave or relinquish his FTO status when the district became a non-training district. Rich was recently appointed as a Field Representative for the Lodge where he is now assigned.
Rich became formally involved with the FOP when he served as the 014th district second watch rep for two years. He was next elected to the 014th district unit rep position which he held for three years before being elected as a trustee in 2002. Rich was re-elected to his third term as trustee with the current board of directors in 2008. His top priority has been to keep the membership informed and present their views at trustee, board, and general meetings.
Rich currently serves on the Grievance, Legal Defense, and Work Schedule committees. He is the chairman of the Website committee. He was appointed to the current contract negotiating team serving on the work schedule sub-committee. He was a member of the last contract negotiating team where he served on the comparables, discipline, and work schedule sub-committees.
Rich was appointed to the Easter Seals committee at the State Lodge level.
Rich is a resident of the Portage Park area on the northwest side. He and his wife, Dawn, are the proud parents of three children, Jennifer, Cary, and Rebecca. The family recently adopted a rescued greyhound as a pet. Rich is also the senior member of the FOP Stars Hockey Team.