Full Text of HR0744 96th General Assembly
HR0744 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, In 1934, at the urging of B.F. Kinder and 20 other | 3 |
| businessmen, the Des Plaines Businessmen's Association was | 4 |
| formed and in 1946 became the Des Plaines Chamber of Commerce | 5 |
| and Industry; and
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| WHEREAS, The Des Plaines Chamber of Commerce and Industry | 7 |
| is a 600-plus member, independent, non-profit organization | 8 |
| committed to creating and maintaining a positive business | 9 |
| climate as well as serving the business community by offering a | 10 |
| wide range of programs that give members the opportunity to | 11 |
| network with other businesses and consumers, keep members | 12 |
| up-to-date on legislative issues, and provide educational | 13 |
| seminars and speakers on a host of business topics; and | 14 |
| WHEREAS, The City of Des Plaines is located 17 miles | 15 |
| northwest of Chicago and is home to several Fortune 500 | 16 |
| companies and international businesses with a blend of | 17 |
| commercial, financial, industrial, professional, | 18 |
| service-oriented, and retail sectors, with an employee base | 19 |
| supporting high-tech, industry, manufacturing, and | 20 |
| distribution concerns, and serviced by interstate highways, | 21 |
| METRA rail line, PACE bus, and all forms of business, freight, | 22 |
| and passenger flights at nearby O'Hare International Airport; | 23 |
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| WHEREAS, Beginning in the 1930s, the Businessmen's | 2 |
| Association was the instrument that created a system of credit | 3 |
| for businesses and focused its attention on improving commerce | 4 |
| and improving the community of Des Plaines; the Association | 5 |
| hosted events that raised funding for a new fire truck, to | 6 |
| purchase trees to beautify the town, and a Christmas program | 7 |
| was started to entertain the children of Des Plaines, as well | 8 |
| as programs to support the needs of the servicemen of World War | 9 |
| II; and | 10 |
| WHEREAS, In an effort to help a growing Des Plaines, the | 11 |
| Association assisted in the expansion of parking in the | 12 |
| downtown shopping area, installing parking meters, and | 13 |
| building a parking lot suitable for customers; and | 14 |
| WHEREAS, From the 1950s on, the Chamber focused on | 15 |
| attracting more business to the city and working with the C&NW | 16 |
| Railroad to obtain a commuter lot for additional parking; the | 17 |
| Chamber was instrumental in obtaining bonds to subsidize the | 18 |
| installation of street lights, to have sidewalks installed, and | 19 |
| to have new postal facilities installed for the City of Des | 20 |
| Plaines; and
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| WHEREAS, With the growth of the City, the Chamber | 22 |
| membership also expanded its interest to State and national |
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| levels as well by taking an active role in the U.S. Chamber and | 2 |
| Illinois Chamber to keep members better informed; in 1980, the | 3 |
| Chamber assisted Maine West High School in bringing | 4 |
| presidential candidate Ronald Reagan to Des Plaines to meet | 5 |
| with the community; and | 6 |
| WHEREAS, Women have played an important role in the | 7 |
| Chamber's history; in 1981, long-time Des Plaines resident | 8 |
| Marilyn McDermid was the first woman hired as the executive | 9 |
| director of the Chamber; the first woman to serve as president | 10 |
| was Martha Atherton of RACO Industrial Corp., elected in 1984; | 11 |
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| WHEREAS, In 1989 the Chamber established a not-for-profit | 13 |
| foundation to provide educational programs for the business | 14 |
| community and community-at-large; the foundation annually | 15 |
| awards scholarships to graduating high school seniors, | 16 |
| provides support to community programs such as the Des Plaines | 17 |
| Public Library reading program, the Arts Council scholarship | 18 |
| fund, Maryville Academy and the Disabled Students Scholarship | 19 |
| fund, and educational and certificate programs to their | 20 |
| membership through Oakton Community College Business Institute | 21 |
| and Harper College; and | 22 |
| WHEREAS, The 2009 Board of Directors include: President | 23 |
| James Macchiaroli (Ace Hardware), President-Elect Herman Zelk |
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| (Solutions Networking Corp.), Treasurer Chuck Wiercinski | 2 |
| (McLennan Commercial Properties), Secretary Sandra Norlin (Des | 3 |
| Plaines Public Library), Past-President Alan Czarnik (Copyco | 4 |
| Solutions, Inc.), Mike Charewicz (Accurate Auto Clinic, Inc.), | 5 |
| Michael Conlin (City of Des Plaines), Christina Corona | 6 |
| (Residence Inn by Marriott), Carl Costanza (Oakton Community | 7 |
| College), Patrick Groody (Abbott Laboratories), Dr. Janet | 8 |
| Horton (Horton Wellness & Chiropractic), Sharon Lynch (Century | 9 |
| 21 Elm), Toby Radcliffe (AmericaUnited Bank), Jeffrey Rozovics | 10 |
| (Rozovics and Wojcicki, PC), Barbara Schuldt (Resource MFG), | 11 |
| Scott Seifert (Edward Jones Investments), Aaron Sobel (UOP), | 12 |
| Heather Wahl-Cieslik (R.C. Wahl Jewelers), and Executive | 13 |
| Director Barbara Ryan; and | 14 |
| WHEREAS, The Des Plaines Chamber of Commerce and Industry | 15 |
| provides the following community programs: Community Guide and | 16 |
| Directory, Santa's Official Arrival, Annual 'Touch-a-Truck', | 17 |
| Community Enhancement Awards, Mayor's Annual Address to | 18 |
| Business, Safe Saturday Halloween Trick or Treating, | 19 |
| S.C.O.R.E. Counseling, Des Plaines Street Maps, the Welcome | 20 |
| program for New Residents and New Businesses, Growing With | 21 |
| Pride program, and the Home, Health, and Consumer Expo; and
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| WHEREAS, The Des Plaines Chamber of Commerce and Industry | 23 |
| maintains membership in the following organizations: the U.S. | 24 |
| Chamber of Commerce, the Illinois Chamber of Commerce, the |
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| Illinois Manufacturers Association (IMA), the Illinois Retail | 2 |
| Manufacturers Association (IRMA), the Illinois Association of | 3 |
| Chamber of Commerce Executives (IACCE), the Chicagoland | 4 |
| Chamber of Commerce, and the Northern Illinois Business | 5 |
| Advocacy Coalition (NIBAC); therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 7 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 8 |
| congratulate the Des Plaines Chamber of Commerce and Industry | 9 |
| members on this historic anniversary; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 11 |
| presented to President James Macchiaroli on behalf of the Des | 12 |
| Plaines Chamber of Commerce as a symbol of our respect and | 13 |
| esteem.
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