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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the 
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State of Illinois are pleased to congratulate Joseph Perry, 
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president and CEO of Perry Group, Ltd., on being inducted into 
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the University of Illinois at Chicago Entrepreneurship Hall of 
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Fame; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame, the oldest and 
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most prestigious program honoring Chicago area entrepreneurs, 
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was first presented in 1984; the University of Illinois at 
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Chicago's Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies co-sponsors 
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the annual event; honorees are interviewed and evaluated by a 
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panel of judges consisting of previous nominees, business media 
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representatives, and executives of sponsoring organizations; 
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and

 
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    WHEREAS, The award highlights Mr. Perry as an example of a 
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successful leader who recognizes opportunities with 
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creativity, persistence, and sound business judgement; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Mr. Perry expanded his Kankakee County-based 
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commercial real estate and development firm into the Chicago 
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marketplace in late 2002; his background and understanding of 
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the industry have allowed him to become the number one volume 
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commercial real estate agent in the market each of the years he 
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actively participated in brokerage; and 

 
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    WHEREAS, Mr. Perry's active role in the brokerage business 
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was relatively dormant for a short period of time in 1994 when 
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he started an affiliate company, J.M. Perry Development Corp., 
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which developed smaller commercial and industrial 
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build-to-suits as well as market-rate multi-family residential 
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subdivisions; this led to a very specialized segment of the 
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multi-family development business with the advent of the use of 
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Federal Tax Credits to develop affordable senior housing 
 


 






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developments around the Midwest; since the first project in 
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1995, this entity has developed nearly $50 million in 
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affordable senior housing projects; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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congratulate Joseph Perry on being inducted into the University 
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of Illinois at Chicago Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame; and be it 
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further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to Joseph Perry as an expression of our respect and 
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esteem.