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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives are pleased to recognize State Representative 
4Bob Biggins for his services and hard work on behalf of the 
5people of the State of Illinois; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Representative Bob Biggins was first elected in 
71992 to serve the people of the 78th District; after the 2001 
8remap of the State, he began representing the 41st district, 
9which includes portions of  Berkeley, Brookfield, Elmhurst, 
10Hillside, La Grange Park, Lombard, Oak Brook, Villa Park, 
11Riverside, North Riverside, Broadview, Western Springs, 
12Downers Grove, Hinsdale, Northlake, Oakbrook, Terrace, 
13Westmont, and Westchester; and
  
 
14    WHEREAS, Representative Bob Biggins served as the Assessor 
15of Addison Township from 1973 until 1977, and serves on the 
16Board of Directors of the Suburban Bank of Elmhurst since 1975, 
17and was Chairman of the Board from 1983 until 1984; and
  
 
18    WHEREAS, Representative Bob Biggins has become well-known 
19to his colleagues as an advocate for stroke victims and greater 
20consciousness of the importance of this public health issue; 
21stroke patients frequently find themselves wasting precious 
22time in emergency rooms due to the failure by emergency 
 
 
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1responders and medical personnel to recognize stroke symptoms, 
2and due to the lack of medical resources necessary for urgent, 
3effective stroke treatment; and
 
4    WHEREAS, Representative Bob Biggins had a significant 
5achievement with the passage of legislation creating the 
6establishment of an EMS regional plan concerning the treatment 
7and transport of possible acute stroke patients and reduction 
8of these problems; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Representative Bob Biggins has constantly worked 
10as a public servant to Illinois families, introducing 
11legislation to strengthen existing child pornography laws and 
12create stronger punishments for individuals who are in 
13possession of or has filmed child pornography videos; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Representative Bob Biggins' knowledge of fiscal 
15areas has made him a financial and appropriations leader in the 
16Illinois General Assembly, helping to pass infrastructure 
17improvement bills and introducing legislation to roll back the 
18highest sales tax in the nation in Cook County; and
 
19    WHEREAS, Representative Bob Biggins has a notable record of 
20having an input on property tax and assessment matters, having 
21been instrumental in the passage of Cook County and downstate 
22property tax caps and property assessment reforms that include 
 
 
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1expansion of the Illinois Property Tax Appeal Board to Cook 
2County; and
 
3    WHEREAS, Representative Bob Biggins' committee assignments 
4included Aging, Appropriations for General Services, 
5Executive, Financial Institutions, Mass Transit, Revenue and 
6Finance, the Subcommittee on Sales and Other Taxes, and Tollway 
7Oversight; and
  
 
  
8    WHEREAS, Representative Biggins was born on October 20, 
91946 in Oak Park, earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from 
10Northeastern University in 1969, and with his wife, Judy, have 
112 children and 7 grandchildren; therefore, be it
  
 
12    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
13NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we

14congratulate Representative Bob Biggins on his retirement from 
15the Illinois House of Representatives and wish him the best in 
16his future endeavors; and be it further
  
 
17    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
18presented to State Representative Bob Biggins as a symbol of 
19our respect and esteem.