Article posted: 1/27/2013 8:00 AM

Mundelein’s new police chief ready for ‘big responsibility’

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Mundelein Deputy Police Chief Eric Guenther, right, discusses his upcoming promotion to chief. He will replace Raymond J. Rose, left, who's held the job since 1992.

Gilbert R. Boucher II | Staff Photographer

Longtime Mundelein Police Chief Raymond J. Rose, left, will step down this month. He will be succeeded by Eric Guenther, the current deputy chief.

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When Mundelein Police Chief Raymond J. Rose steps down Jan. 31 after 20 years, Deputy Chief Eric Guenther will become the town's next top cop."It's a big responsibility," Guenther says. While some initiatives, such as community-oriented policing will continue, Guenther said the department will have to be innovated and continue to look for ways to improve.

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