Deputy Chief Christina Reifsteck

Christina Reifsteck has served with the Rantoul Police Department for 21 years and was recently promoted to Deputy Chief. In January 2025 she graduated from the Northwestern School of Police Staff and Command and completed a master’s in public safety at the University of Virginia as a Community Public Service Fellow, with graduation set for May 2025. Deputy Chief Reifsteck also holds a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education from Illinois State University.

Throughout her career, she has held various roles, including investigator, field training officer, METRO SWAT negotiator, and sergeant. In 2021, she established a crisis intervention and community support unit within the agency, overseeing School Resource Officers, a social worker, and a grant-funded case manager. As Deputy Chief, she continues to supervise these areas while also overseeing the investigation unit, and administration staff, and leading emergency management efforts, among other responsibilities.

Outside of work, Deputy Chief Reifsteck has two children, Ethan and Mia. Ethan graduated high school last year and now works through a trade union, while Mia is a freshman student-athlete at Unity High School. In my free time, she enjoys reading historical fiction and non-fiction, working out, and spending time with her children and the family dog, Scout.