HR0214 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives wish to congratulate Leann Chilton on the occasion of her retirement from BJC HealthCare; and

WHEREAS, Leann Chilton was born and raised in Chicago and, in her heart, is still a true-blue Second City gal; and

WHEREAS, Leann Chilton has called St. Louis, Missouri her home since 1985; she earned her Master of Business Administration from Washington University in St. Louis and has spent more than 40 years building her career and dedicating her life to her community in the Missouri-Illinois bi-state region; and

WHEREAS, Leann Chilton has shared her expertise and led public policy initiatives at BJC HealthCare, one of the largest employers in the Southern Illinois area, for 25 years; she worked collaboratively with elected and appointed government officials at local, state, and federal levels on behalf of BJC HealthCare's fourteen hospitals and health services; and

WHEREAS, Leann Chilton has worked on a range of healthcare issues, such as providing better access to care for patients, broadening insurance coverage for services and prescriptions, developing more efficient licensing of providers, and funding life-saving treatments for people from birth to advanced age; and

WHEREAS, Leann Chilton is dedicated to giving back to the communities around her, which is evidenced not only by her chosen career in healthcare policy and the impact she has on people who will never know her but also in how she spends her free time engaged with civic organizations as well; and

WHEREAS, Leann Chilton currently serves on the FOCUS St. Louis Board, the Missouri State Chamber Board, the St. Louis Metropolitan Hospital Council, the Public Policy Council for Greater St. Louis, Inc., and the Policy Steering Committee for the American Association of Medical Colleges; she was selected to be a member of the Gephardt Institute for Civic and Community Engagement National Advisory Board in 2024; she previously chaired the Regional Chamber's Illinois and Missouri Public Affairs Network Committees, the Boys and Girls Club Table for Four, and the United Way Government Affairs Committee; and

WHEREAS, Leann Chilton will be dearly missed by her BJC HealthCare team, especially her ability to choose effective, professional, and fun team members in Illinois, including Susanne Hack, David Stricklin, and Kevin Riggs; and

WHEREAS, Leann Chilton and her beloved husband, Steve, have two adult children, Christy and Jonathan, and one grandbaby, who she will be showering with even more affection in her copious retirement time; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Leann Chilton on her retirement from BJC HealthCare, and we wish her the best in all her future endeavours; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Leann Chilton as a symbol of our respect and esteem.