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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives wish to recognize Douglas  L. Whitley and thank 
4him for his many years of service; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, As President and CEO of the Illinois Chamber of 
6Commerce, Douglas Whitley leads the Chamber's charge to 
7aggressively promote the interests of Illinois business; he has 
8been a registered Illinois lobbyist for more than 30 years and 
9has a long record of business leadership and expertise in 
10taxation and regulation, which he has earned in a career 
11spanning the public and private sectors; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, Throughout his career, Douglas Whitley has held 
13leadership positions with numerous business and civic 
14organizations; he co-founded and co-chairs the Transportation 
15for Illinois Coalition and currently serves on the Board of 
16Directors for the Illinois Technology Partnership and on the 
17Steering Committee for the Illinois Business Immigration 
18Coalition; his other leadership positions have included the 
19Illinois Business Roundtable, the Chicagoland Chamber of 
20Commerce, the Economic Club of Chicago, and Chicago's Work 
21Force Development Board; he has served on numerous commissions 
22and advisory boards including Governor Quinn's Economic 
23Recovery Commission, the Advisory Board to the Illinois 
 
 
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1Department of Employment Security, and the Illinois Workforce 
2Investment Board of the Illinois Department of Commerce and 
3Economic Opportunity; and
  
 
  
4    WHEREAS, Before joining the Illinois Chamber of Commerce, 
5Douglas Whitley was President of Ameritech Illinois; he served 
62 years as Director of the Illinois Department of Revenue 
7during the administration of Governor Jim Edgar and, prior to 
8that, he was president of the Taxpayers' Federation of Illinois 
9for 14 years; in earlier years, he was a legislative staff 
10member in the Illinois House of Representatives; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, A lifelong Illinois resident, Douglas Whitley 
12spent his youth in Atwood, a small, central Illinois farming 
13community of 1,200, where he achieved the rank of Eagle Scout; 
14he earned his bachelor's degree in government and history from 
15Southern Illinois University and was granted an honorary 
16doctorate degree from Western Illinois University; he and  his 
17wife, Joanne, live in Kane County and they have 3 children; 
18therefore, be it
  
 
19    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
20NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
21we recognize Douglas  Whitley, thank him for his many years of 
22service, and wish him the best in all his future endeavors; and 
23be it further
  
 
 
 
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1    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
2presented to Douglas Whitley as an expression of our esteem and 
3respect.