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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives wish to commend Alderperson Susan Sadlowski 
4Garza on her service  to the 10th Ward as a member of the 
5Chicago City Council; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Ald. Sadlowski Garza is a lifelong Chicagoan and 
710th Ward resident; she is the daughter of famed steelworker 
8and labor leader Edward Sadlowski; she earned her Bachelor of 
9Arts from Governors State University and her master's degree 
10in Counseling from Concordia University; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, Ald. Sadlowski Garza has dedicated her entire 
12life to the youth and families of the 10th Ward, starting out 
13as a lunch lady at South Shore High School and later becoming a 
14counselor at Jane Addams Elementary School; she is also a 
15former area vice president of the Chicago Teachers Union; and
  
 
16    WHEREAS, Ald. Susan Sadlowski Garza was first elected in 
172015, defeating longtime 10th Ward Ald. John Pope by just 20 
18votes and becoming the first active member of the Chicago 
19Teachers Union to be elected to the Chicago City Council and 
20the first woman to represent the 10th Ward; she won her second 
21term in 2019, earning nearly 69% of the vote; and
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, During her tenure, Ald. Sadlowski Garza has 
2worked to protect public interest, increase equality for women 
3and the LGBTQ+ community, and foster business relationships; 
4her accomplishments include aiding in raising the minimum wage 
5in Chicago to $15 an hour a full two years before the State of 
6Illinois did, pushing through the Fair Workweek Ordinance that 
7requires most large employers to give their workers a two-week 
8notice of their schedules in an effort to reduce the stress 
9caused by unpredictable shift work, and recovering over $1 
10million for food service workers due to wage theft claims 
11against Mondelez and Burger King, among others; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, Ald. Sadlowski Garza has managed to secure major 
13school capital investments, including $3.8 million for Jane 
14Addams Elementary School, $15 million for Washington High 
15School, and $2.8 million for Gallistel Elementary School; she 
16has additionally been a part of putting $11.2 million towards 
17improvements and infrastructure, which funded such projects as 
18track resurfacing at Rowan Park, tree installation from 104th 
19to 109th on Torrence Avenue, arts programs and fairs, and the 
20installation of new sidewalks and streetlights; and
  
 
21    WHEREAS, Ald. Sadlowski Garza has served as chair of the 
22Chicago City Council's Progressive Reform Caucus, chair of the 
23Committee on Workforce Development, and a member of the


24Committee on Budget and Government Operations, the

Committee 
 
 
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1on Committees and Rules, the

Committee on Education and Child 
2Development, the

Committee on Ethics and Government Oversight, 
3the Committee on Finance, the

Committee on Health and Human 
4Relations, the

Committee on Special Events, Cultural Affairs 
5and Recreation, the

Committee on Workforce Development, and 
6several joint committees; and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, Ald. Sadlowski Garza is married to Raul Garza and 
8is the proud mother of four children and the grandmother of 
9two; therefore, be it
  
 
10    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
11HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
12we commend Alderperson Susan Sadlowski Garza for her work on 
13the Chicago City Council, and we thank her for her years of 
14dedicated service to the 10th Ward of Chicago and the City of 
15Chicago; and be it further
  
 
16    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
17presented to Ald. Sadlowski Garza as a symbol of our esteem and 
18respect.