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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, Mr. C. Richard "Dick" Ellis will be retiring from 
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his position as Village President of Minooka; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He has served as Village President since 2001 and 
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prior to that served as a Village Trustee for eight years; he 
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was a member of the Grundy Economic Council for eight years and 
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served as Chairman of that council for three years; he 
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previously served as an Alderman on the Yorkville City Council 
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for two years; and

 
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    WHEREAS, During his tenure as Village President, there were 
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many positive accomplishments for the Village of Minooka, 
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including a boundary agreement with the Village of Channahon 
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and a new capital construction impact fee for the school 
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districts to provide money for building projects; he carefully 
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guided the annexation of approximately 1,300 acres of 
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residential property and 250 acres of industrial property and 
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established positive relations with many surrounding 
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communities, Will County, and Kendall County; he also led the 
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Village Board to increase open space requirements in the 
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Village and to protect the Aux Sable Watershed; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Mr. Ellis is the owner of C. Richard Ellis 
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Associates, LTD, a real estate referral business; he was 
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Principal of Hufford Junior High School, Dirksen Junior High 
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School, and Pershing Elementary School; he was president of the 
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Illinois Principals Association (life member), the Joliet 
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Principals Association, and the Northeastern Division of the 
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Illinois Education Association (life member); and

 
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    WHEREAS, Mr. Ellis has lived in Minooka for 22 years; he is 
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the father of Jeffry Richard Ellis, Connie Jean Ament, Robert 
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Holman Ellis, Ryan Matthew Harrington, and Darcy Jennifer 
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Harrington; therefore, be it

 
 


 






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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
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we congratulate Village President C. Richard "Dick" Ellis on 
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the occasion of his retirement, and we thank him for his many 
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years of public service, both in the school system and in his 
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community; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to Mr. Ellis as an expression of our respect and 
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esteem and with best wishes for a relaxing retirement.