Tim McCarthy
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| Born |
Timothy J. McCarthy June 20, 1949 Chicago, Illinois |
| Alma mater |
University of Illinois (B.S., 1971) Lewis University (M.S., 1999) |
| Occupation |
Secret Service special agent Chief of police |
| Children | 3 |
Timothy J. "Tim" McCarthy (born June 20, 1949) is the current Chief of Police of Orland Park, Illinois and a former member of the United States Secret Service. He is best known for defending President Ronald Reagan during the assassination attempt by John Hinckley Jr..
Since July 2016, he has served as the acting city manager of Orland Park during the city's nationwide recruiting search for a new city manager.
McCarthy was born June 20, 1949, and was raised in Chicago’s Ashburn neighborhood. He graduated from St. Denis Grammar School and Leo Catholic High School. He then attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He joined the Fightin Illini football team as a walk on his freshman year. He earned a football scholarship for his sophomore and played as strong safety his junior years before an injury ended his college career. While there, he was a member of Delta Tau Delta. He graduated in 1971 with a bachelor of science in finance and joined the United States Secret Service shortly thereafter.
His career included eight years assigned to the Presidential Protective Division in Washington D.C. and 14 years as a criminal investigator in Chicago. McCarthy was the special agent in charge of the Secret Service Chicago Division from 1989 until his retirement in October 1993.
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