Illinois Chapter XII
The BLUE KNIGHTS® International Law Enforcement Motorcycle Club is a non-profit fraternal organization consisting of active and retired law enforcement men & women who enjoy riding motorcycles.
In the Spring of 1974, several law enforcement officers* from the Bangor, Maine (USA) area met and and formed a small, local motorcycle club. The rest, as they say, is history. Soon, Blue Knight chapters were being formed in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and beyond. With the addition of Canada, and later Australia, the Blue Knights became an international organization.
*Our Founding Fathers are: Joel Rudom, Bill Robinson, Doug Miner, Ed Gallant, Mike Hall, Chuck Gesner, Wayne Labree, Chuck Shuman. As of January 1, 2007, we have 586 chapters and almost 20,000 members in 28 countries.
Illinois Chapter XII is located north of the greater Chicago metro area, between Grayslake and Palatine, Illinois.
Membership
Illinois Chapter XII would like to invite you to consider joining the largest law enforcement motorcycle club in the world. Membership is open to sworn Law Enforcement Officers who enjoy the riding a personal motorcycle. See qualifications below and feel free to download an application.
All law enforcement officers that ride are welcome!
Membership Qualifications are as follows:
- Be an active full or part time law enforcement officer with powers of arrest.
- Be employed by a governmental agency and receive monetary compensation, or be a retired or disabled former law enforcement officer.
- Possess a valid license to operate a motorcycle.
- Own a motorcycle or plan to purchase one within six months
