HR1381 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are pleased to honor Representative Chris Nybo on his time in the General Assembly and his commitment to the people of his district; and

WHEREAS, Representative Nybo was born in Elmhurst and is a lifelong resident of the western suburbs; he graduated from Fenwick High School, Dartmouth College (Phi Beta Kappa and summa cum laude), and the University of Chicago Law School; he is an active supporter of the Ray Graham Association for People With Disabilities, the York Senior Center, Elmhurst Youth Baseball, and Immaculate Conception Parish, and was selected as a Harry S. Truman Scholar by the United States Government; and

WHEREAS, Representative Nybo first served as an Elmhurst alderman; while on the council, he exercised consistent leadership in supporting ongoing economic development efforts, including a new commuter/shopping parking deck in downtown Elmhurst, $1 million of infrastructure improvements to a neighborhood business district, and the new Elmhurst Memorial Hospital; and

WHEREAS, Representative Nybo effectively worked with colleagues to demand more disciplined spending, eliminate structural budget deficits, and keep property taxes low; and

WHEREAS, Representative Nybo completed his term on the council serving as vice-chairman of the Public Affairs & Safety Committee, where he successfully initiated numerous traffic safety improvements; and

WHEREAS, While in the General Assembly, Representative Nybo served on the Mass Transit committee, the Consumer Protection committee, the Environment and Energy committee, the Transportation and Tollway Oversight committees, and was also appointed to the Select Committee on Discipline on Representative Derreck Smith; and

WHEREAS, Representative Nybo was chief sponsor to several significant pieces of legislation during his tenure, including the School Epi-pen Bill, which allows school nurses to administer lifesaving epinephrine to students having severe allergic reactions, and the banning of self-promotion of elected officials on state funded billboards, both of which were signed into law last summer; he also supported a balanced budget and meaningful pension reform measures; and

WHEREAS, Representative Nybo professionally is a lawyer, assisting small and large businesses on a variety of employment matters and has been honored on the 2011 and 2010 Illinois Rising Stars list featuring outstanding young lawyers in the State of Illinois; and

WHEREAS, Representative Nybo currently lives in Elmhurst with his wife, Faye and their 3 children, Connor (6), Olivia (4), and Allison (1); they are active members of Immaculate Conception Parish; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we honor Representative Chris Nybo on his time in the General Assembly and his commitment to the people of his district; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Representative Nybo as an expression of our deepest sympathy.