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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
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Representatives are pleased to honor citizens of the State of 
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Illinois; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Commissioner Carl R. Hansen will be leaving the 
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Board of Commissioners of Cook County in December 2006, after 
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representing the Northwest suburban area for over thirty-two 
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years; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Commissioner Carl R. Hansen has faithfully served 
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the County of Cook during his tenure, working tirelessly 
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towards good government; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Commissioner Carl R. Hansen grew up in Chicago's 
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Humboldt Park neighborhood during the Depression, and in 1944 
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he joined the United States  Army, where he rose to the status 
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of 2nd Lieutenant; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Commissioner Carl R. Hansen worked under General 
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Dwight Eisenhower, and was stationed in Germany where he served 
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as Summary Court Judge for the U.S. Military Government, which 
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is where he met his wife, Christl; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Upon his return to Chicago with his bride in 1952, 
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Commissioner Carl R. Hansen earned his MBA at the University of 
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Chicago and started his own business; and
 
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    WHEREAS, In 1970, Commissioner Carl R. Hansen's career on 
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the Board of Commissioners began when he was appointed to fill 
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a vacancy created when a suburban representative died, and he 
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was elected to the Board in 1974, and was re-elected for seven 
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subsequent terms in office; and
 
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    WHEREAS, During his time on the Board of Commissioners, 
 


 






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Commissioner Carl R. Hansen was the successful sponsor of 
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significant and consequential legislation that affected 
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citizens in the entire county; and
 
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    WHEREAS, The legislation included a resolution sponsored 
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by Commissioner Carl R. Hansen, in which the Board voted to ban 
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sanitary landfills in the Cook County Forest Preserves, which 
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stopped the loss of at least six hundred acres of Preserve 
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property; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Commissioner Carl R. Hansen's tenacity and 
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determination, combined with his skills as a statesman, made 
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him a formidable opponent in debates; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Commissioner Carl R. Hansen's departure from the 
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Board will leave a void that will likely remain unfilled, as he 
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was a font of historical information and was considered to be 
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the "watch dog" during the County's budget process; therefore,


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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 extend our best wishes to Commissioner Carl R. Hansen, an 
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exceptional governmental leader, on the occasion of his 
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retirement; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to Commissioner Carl R. Hansen in honor of the 
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outstanding achievements he has made to Cook County Government.