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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives are pleased to congratulate William G. Grams, | ||||||
4 | President of the Illinois Road and Transportation Builders | ||||||
5 | Association, on his upcoming retirement; and
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6 | WHEREAS, He has been President of the Illinois Road and | ||||||
7 | Transportation Builders Association
since December of 1996; he | ||||||
8 | is responsible for the formulation and implementation of the | ||||||
9 | annual work program for the Association, including | ||||||
10 | legislation, IDOT and local government liaison, training, | ||||||
11 | technical support, collective bargaining coordination, and | ||||||
12 | public and governmental relations; and
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13 | WHEREAS, From July 1991 to December 1996 he was the Village | ||||||
14 | Manager for the Village of Inverness; he was responsible for | ||||||
15 | overseeing the delivery of all municipal services to Village | ||||||
16 | residents, including public works and streets, police, finance | ||||||
17 | and building, and zoning; and
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18 | WHEREAS, From March 1991 to December 1996 he served as | ||||||
19 | President of Barrington Group Limited, where he was CEO of a | ||||||
20 | multi-faceted 10 person municipal consulting consortium | ||||||
21 | specializing in lobbying, municipal service delivery, and | ||||||
22 | technical research; and from August 1989 to March 1991 he was |
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1 | the Executive Director of the Home Builders Association of | ||||||
2 | Greater Chicago, where he was responsible for the development | ||||||
3 | of all association programs relating to the residential | ||||||
4 | construction industry in the greater Chicago area; and
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5 | WHEREAS, From June 1976 to August 1989 he was the Executive | ||||||
6 | Director of the Northwest Municipal Conference, where his | ||||||
7 | responsibilities included the development and implementation | ||||||
8 | of all programs for the largest regional council of governments | ||||||
9 | in Illinois, including five national or State prototype | ||||||
10 | programs; and
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11 | WHEREAS, He has a Bachelor of Arts degree from St. Louis | ||||||
12 | University and a Master of Arts in Urban Planning from Loyola | ||||||
13 | University of Chicago; he is married to Robin, and they have | ||||||
14 | two children, Michelle and Scott; he is an
Adjunct Professor at | ||||||
15 | Harper College in Palatine; and he is an avid reader and | ||||||
16 | runner, a poor golfer, and a political junkie; therefore, be it
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17 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
18 | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
19 | congratulate William Grams on his retirement; and be it further
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20 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
21 | presented to William G. Grams as a symbol of our respect and | ||||||
22 | esteem.
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