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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the
3 State of Illinois congratulate John S. Maxson on his new
4 position as President and Chief Executive Officer of The
5 Greater North Michigan Avenue Association; and
 
6     WHEREAS, John Maxson most recently served as President of
7 the Illinois Coalition, a not-for-profit public-private
8 partnership with the mission to create and help Illinois-based
9 tech entrepreneurs grow their companies and by assisting the
10 State's universities and national labs; prior to joining the
11 Coalition in 2002, he held diverse management positions for
12 three decades at Commonwealth Edison (now Exelon Corporation),
13 including 11 years based in Washington, D.C. as the
14 corporation's government affairs manager; and
 
15     WHEREAS, The Greater North Michigan Avenue Association is
16 the community organization that represents and informs the many
17 and diverse interests within its geographical boundaries -
18 Randolph Street to North Avenue, Lake Michigan to the North
19 Branch Canal; the Association seeks to preserve, promote, and
20 enhance a vibrant, growing, and stable community, "The
21 Magnificent Mile", by identifying, articulating, and serving
22 the needs of membership; the commercial area the Association
23 represents is world-renowned as a destination of choice for its
24 vibrant mix of high-end retail brands, commercial
25 developments, business headquarters, and residential living;
26 and
 
27     WHEREAS, John Maxson has been active on the Men's Council
28 at the Museum of Contemporary Art, the Chicago Chapter of the
29 American Nuclear Society, the Boy Scouts of America, the Hugh
30 O'Brien Youth Foundation, the Chicago Jaycees, and other
31 professional and social organizations; and
 

 

 

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1     WHEREAS, John Maxson is a graduate of MacMurray College and
2 the Northwestern University Graduate School of Management; he
3 and his wife, Jennifer, have two adult children; therefore, be
4 it
 
5     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
6 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
7 we congratulate John S. Maxson and wish him well in his new
8 position; and be it further
 
9     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
10 presented to John S. Maxson as an expression of our esteem.