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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to 
3congratulate United States Attorney for the Northern District 
4of Illinois John R. Lausch Jr. on his upcoming retirement; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, John Lausch was born in 1970; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, John Lausch received his Bachelor of Arts cum 
7laude from Harvard University and his Juris Doctor cum laude 
8from the Northwestern University School of Law; and
 
9    WHEREAS, While in law school, John Lausch clerked for 
10Michael Stephen Kanne of the United States Court of Appeals 
11for the Seventh Circuit; and
 
12    WHEREAS, John Lausch worked as an assistant United States 
13attorney for the Northern District of Illinois from 1999 to 
142010, where he tried more than 20 jury cases involving 
15racketeering, fraud, narcotics, extortion, and firearm 
16offenses; and
 
17    WHEREAS, During this time, John Lausch also served as 
18deputy chief in the narcotics and gangs section for several 
19years and helped lead the district's anti-gang and Project 
20Safe Neighborhoods programs; and
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, In 2010, John Lausch left the Office of the U.S. 
2Attorney and went into private practice until 2017; and
 
3    WHEREAS, In November 2017, John Lausch returned to the 
4Office of the U.S. Attorney in the role of United States 
5Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois; and
 
6    WHEREAS, As the top federal law enforcement official for 
7the Northern District of Illinois, he oversaw a region that 
8included 18 counties, the City of Chicago, and nine million 
9people; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, As the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of 
11Illinois,  John Lausch handled several high-profile public 
12corruption investigations that led to indictments and 
13convictions of many prominent elected and public officials; 
14and
  
 
  
15    WHEREAS, John Lausch has announced his intention to retire 
16from the Office of the U.S. Attorney and return to the private 
17sector in the spring of 2023; therefore, be it
  
 
18    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL 
19ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate United 
20States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois John R. 
 
 
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1Lausch Jr. on his upcoming retirement and thank him for his 
2years of dedicated service to the State of Illinois in 
3battling public corruption; and be it further
  
 
4    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
5presented to John Lausch as an expression of our gratitude and 
6esteem.