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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives wish to congratulate Larry Suffredin on    the 
4occasion of his retirement as Cook County Commissioner; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, During his 20-year tenure as a County 
6Commissioner, Commissioner Suffredin sponsored ordinances and 
7resolutions that codified county laws for the first time, 
8saved the old county hospital building from demolition, 
9created the successful Independent Health and Hospital Board, 
10gave Cook County an assault weapons ban, raised the minimum 
11wage, changed the leadership structure for the Juvenile 
12Temporary Detention Center, created an Independent Inspector 
13General, and
created an Eviction and Mortgage Foreclosures 
14Court protocol to protect people's homes; he co-sponsored an 
15amendment to the Cook County Human Rights Ordinance redefining 
16"source of income" to include all lawful sources of income, 
17including housing choice vouchers; and
  
 
18    WHEREAS, As a forest preserve commissioner, Commissioner 
19Suffredin sponsored ordinances and resolutions that required 
20children to wear bike helmets,
created the Next Century 
21Conservation Council, expanded land restoration, encouraged an 
22expansion of the Master Stewart program, and
expanded the role 
23of trained volunteers; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Commissioner Suffredin wrote by-laws adopted by 
2the suburban commissioners that reformed the procedures for 
3selecting METRA, PACE, and RTA directors, which led to a Cook 
4County resident becoming the METRA chair for the first time; 
5and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Commissioner Suffredin's leadership and 
7collaborative efforts led to bipartisan support from the Cook 
8County Board of Commissioners on ethics reform ordinances; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Commissioner Suffredin was also integral in the 
102020 redistricting process; therefore, be it
  
 
11    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
12HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
13we congratulate Larry Suffredin on his retirement as Cook 
14County Commissioner and wish him the best in all his future 
15endeavors; and be it further
  
 
16    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
17presented to Commissioner Suffredin as a symbol of our respect 
18and esteem.