Lemont police chaplain Terri O'Neill-Borders named Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police Outstanding Citizen

LEMONT – Terri O'Neill-Borders, chaplain for the Lemont Police Department, received the Outstanding Citizen Award from the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police.

The department nominated O’Neill-Borders for the award because of her commitment to the village of Lemont and the village’s police department.

A member of the chiefs’ association presented the award during the June 22 Lemont Village Board meeting.

O’Neill-Borders has served as chaplain since 2007, making herself available to members of the department and community in need of support.

“There is no hour of the day I would not respond,” she said.

She also created the Hope and Friendship Foundation, a charitable organization that provides meals, house and yard work and fun events for those in need in the community.

Lemont Mayor Brian Reaves thanked her for her community service during the meeting.

“You truly put other people before yourself, and I hope you receive it back 20-fold,” he said.