Editing Tim McCarthy (section)

== Post-Secret Service career ==
McCarthy became the Chief of the [[Orland Park]] Police Department in May 1994.<ref name="Chief of Police">{{cite web|title=Orland Park Police Chief Timothy McCarthy Announces Retirement|url=https://www.orlandpark.org/Home/Components/News/News/154/|author=Zegar, Nabeha|publisher= Orland Park|language=en-US|url-status=live|date=July 1, 2020|access-date=July 19, 2024|archive-date=July 19, 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240719130221/https://www.orlandpark.org/Home/Components/News/News/154/}}</ref> 

[[1998 Illinois elections#Secretary of State|In 1998]], he ran for the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] nomination for [[Illinois Secretary of State]] against [[Jesse White (politician)|Jesse White]] of [[Chicago]], then the [[Recorder of Deeds]] for [[Cook County, Illinois|Cook County]], and State Senator [[Penny Severns]] of [[Decatur, Illinois|Decatur]].<ref name=SECSTATE1/> Severns was removed from the ballot after failing to meet the signature requirement. McCarthy ran an outsider campaign that took a law-enforcement approach to the Secretary of State's office including standardized DUI tests and easier to read license plates.<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.lib.niu.edu/1998/ii980130.html|title=Secretary of State? Why are so many people competing for the chance to issue you your driver's license? Because it's the second most powerful state job. And arguably the most visible|author=Davis, Jennifer|others=Illustrations by Mike Cramer|date=January 15, 1998|journal=Illinois Issues|publisher=[[University of Illinois Springfield]]|access-date=November 13, 2016|archive-date=November 14, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161114172641/http://www.lib.niu.edu/1998/ii980130.html|url-status=live}}</ref> White won the primary election with 55% of the vote to McCarthy's 45% of the vote, or a margin of 100,195 votes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://montgomeryco.com/countyclerk/elections/results/3-17-1998.pdf| title=Election Results: General Primary (March 17, 1998)|publisher=Illinois State Board of Elections|date=March 17, 1998}}</ref>

He earned a [[Bachelor of Science]] in Finance from the [[University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign]], and a [[Master of Science ]]in Criminal/Social Justice from [[Lewis University]].<ref name="Chief of Police"/>

In March 2016, he was awarded the first annual Chief of Police of the Year award by the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police. The award cited his legislative advocacy, supervision of the building of the country's first police station to receive a [[Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design|LEED]] Gold certification, working to establish the South Suburban Major Crimes Task Force, promoting crisis intervention training for officers and the use of [[Naloxone|Narcan]] to prevent heroin overdoses.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://patch.com/illinois/orlandpark/orland-park-chief-tim-mccarthy-named-states-police-chief-year-2016|title=Orland Park Chief Tim McCarthy Named State's Police Chief of the Year for 2016|author=Traut, Lauren|publisher=[[Patch Media|Orland Park Patch]]|date=March 26, 2016|access-date=November 14, 2016|archive-date=November 14, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161114170219/http://patch.com/illinois/orlandpark/orland-park-chief-tim-mccarthy-named-states-police-chief-year-2016|url-status=live}}</ref> From July 2016 to April 2017 he served as the acting village manager of Orland Park.<ref name=ACTING /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://my.chicagotribune.com/#section/-1/article/p2p-94536967/|title=Orland Park names village manager|author=Nolan, Mike|publisher=Chicago Tribune|date=September 6, 2017|access-date=February 21, 2018|archive-date=April 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200413224112/http://my.chicagotribune.com/#section/-1/article/p2p-94536967/|url-status=dead}}</ref> He later served as the corporate vice president of a security systems company, and appeared in speaking engagements at schools and conventions, where he related his experiences as a Secret Service Agent during the Reagan administration.{{fact|date=July 2024}}

On July 1, 2020, McCarthy announced his retirement effective August 1, 2020.<ref>{{cite news|last=Proctor|first=Clare|title=Timothy McCarthy, who took a bullet for President Reagan, to retire as Orland Park police chief|date=July 1, 2020|newspaper=[[Chicago Sun-Times]]|access-date=July 2, 2020|url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/7/1/21310202/timothy-mccarthy-retire-orland-park-police-chief-ronald-reagan-secret-service|archive-date=July 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200702010821/https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/7/1/21310202/timothy-mccarthy-retire-orland-park-police-chief-ronald-reagan-secret-service|url-status=live}}</ref>