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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives Wish to congratulate Edward "Ed" Zabrocki on
4his 34 years of service to the people Tinley Park; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Ed Zabrocki was first elected as the Mayor of the
6Village of Tinley Park in 1981; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Under Ed Zabrocki's 34 year term as Mayor, the
8Village of Tinley Park transformed to one of the Chicago
9region's leading suburbs; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Ed Zabrocki is considered an approachable,
11accessible, and honest leader; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Ed Zabrocki is praised and regarded as a great
13leader of the Village of Tinley Park; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Ed Zabrocki was instrumental in making the Village
15of Tinley Park home to the Crisis Center for South Suburbia and
16Together We Cope, organizations that impact the lives of
17thousands of people even beyond the Tinley Park voter limits;
18and
 
19    WHEREAS, Under Ed Zabrocki, Tinley Park won the prestigious

 

 

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1designation of Business Week's Best Place in America to Raise
2Kids in 2009; and
 
3    WHEREAS, Ed Zabrocki was the only mayor in the South
4Suburban Mayors and Managers Association to have twice served
5as president; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Ed Zabrocki grew the population of the Village of
7Tinley Park from approximately 26,000 to approximately 57,000;
8and
 
9    WHEREAS, Ed Zabrocki brought structural and economic
10growth to the Village of Tinley Park, creating a convention
11center and an outdoor music theater; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Ed Zabrocki announced his resignation, effective
13June 1, at the annual Tinley Park business breakfast on May 6,
142015; therefore, be it
 
15    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
16NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
17congratulate Edward "Ed" Zabrocki on 34 years of outstanding
18service as the Mayor of the Village of Tinley Park; and be it
19further
 
20    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be

 

 

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1presented to Ed Zabrocki as a symbol of our recognition,
2respect, and esteem.