Following the retirement of Homewood police chief Denise McGrath on Jan. 9, Thomas Johnson was sworn in as the new chief of police at the Jan. 27 meeting. Johnson, former deputy chief of police of Homewood since February 2024, served for seven years at the Glenwood Police Department before joining[Read More…]
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Homewood Police Chief Denise McGrath retires after over 30 years of service
Homewood Chief of Police Denise McGrath closed the book Jan. 9 on a career that spanned more than 30 years. McGrath’s career began in the late 1980s when she started out as a dispatcher for the South Holland Police Department, then for Homewood. She then became a full-time police officer[Read More…]
Homewood Police Chief Denise McGrath to retire Jan. 9
At the Dec. 9, 2025, village board meeting, Homewood Mayor Rich Hofeld announced that Homewood Police Chief Denise McGrath will retire after a three-decade law enforcement career. Her final day of service to the village will be Jan. 9. Following her retirement, McGrath will continue her law enforcement career as[Read More…]
Homewood’s Chief McGrath brings 25 years of service to new position
Denise McGrath always planned on becoming a police officer, even though there were few female examples in the profession at that time. It didn’t deter her, but pushed her to find her place in the field of law enforcement. McGrath recently was promoted to chief of the Homewood Police Department[Read More…]
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