Full Text of HR0277 97th General Assembly
HR0277 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to recognize those who dedicate | 4 | | themselves to serving the people of the State of Illinois; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, In 1990, while serving on the Glendale Heights | 6 | | Recreation Commission, Linda Jackson decided to toss her hat in | 7 | | the ring and run for Village Trustee in District 4; she was | 8 | | quoted as saying that she wanted to see "honest and responsible | 9 | | government in Glendale Heights"; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, On April 3, 1991, Linda Jackson was elected by the | 11 | | residents of Glendale Heights as the new Trustee for District | 12 | | 4; on April 5, 1991, she was sworn into public office and took | 13 | | her seat at her very first Village Board Meeting; she was | 14 | | subsequently re-elected as District 4 Trustee in 1995 and 1999 | 15 | | and was later appointed Deputy Mayor; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, On April 5, 2001, Linda Jackson was elected by the | 17 | | residents of Glendale Heights as the new Village President; she | 18 | | was re-elected to the position in 2005 and 2009; she is | 19 | | currently serving her third term in office; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, April 7, 2011 marks Linda Jackson's 20th | 21 | | anniversary of service in the administration of Glendale |
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| 1 | | Heights; this milestone in her political career makes her the | 2 | | longest serving public official on the Glendale Heights Village | 3 | | Board and the longest serving Glendale Heights Village | 4 | | President in the history of the Village; her current term of | 5 | | office does not expire until 2013; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, During her career, President Jackson has served on | 7 | | numerous Village committees and commissions; she currently | 8 | | serves on the International Day Committee, the Charity Golf | 9 | | Classic
Committee, the Historical Committee, the Special | 10 | | Events Commission, the Founder's Day Committee, the Christmas | 11 | | Sharing Committee, the Golf Course Committee, the Governmental | 12 | | Agency Partnership, and the Senior Citizens Service Council; | 13 | | she is also a proud graduate of the Glendale Heights Citizens | 14 | | Police Academy and Citizens Emergency Response Team; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, President Jackson is a member of the DuPage Mayors | 16 | | and Managers Conference, the
Metropolitan Mayors Caucus, the | 17 | | U.S. Conference of Mayors, the Glendale Heights Jr. Woman's | 18 | | Club, the Glendale Heights Chamber of Commerce, and the | 19 | | Glendale Heights V.F.W. Post 2377 Ladies Auxiliary; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, President Jackson was the proud recipient of the | 21 | | Illinois Woman of Achievement Award in 2000 and the Outstanding | 22 | | Patriotism Award from the State of Illinois V.F.W. in 2006; she | 23 | | also championed 4 Governor's Home Town Awards for Glendale |
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| 1 | | Heights in 2000, 2001, 2006, and 2007; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Together with the Village Board, President | 3 | | Jackson has played an integral role in the development and | 4 | | improvement of numerous public buildings and parks within the | 5 | | Village of Glendale Heights over the past 20 years, including | 6 | | the development of the Glendale Lakes Golf Club and Banquet | 7 | | Facility, Camera Park, and Skate Park, the Glendale Heights | 8 | | Aquatic Center, the expansion of the Glendale Heights Sports | 9 | | Hub to provide indoor sports fields, Millennium Park, Veterans | 10 | | Memorial Park, the Glendale Heights Historic House, the | 11 | | redevelopment of Reskin Park, and most recently, the Glendale | 12 | | Heights Center for Senior Citizens, among many others; her name | 13 | | is engraved on the plaques of almost every public building in | 14 | | the Village of Glendale Heights; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, President Jackson is admired for her | 16 | | extraordinary patriotic spirit of the great nation that we live | 17 | | in and her passion for making the Village of Glendale Heights a | 18 | | "Proud and Progressive Village for all People!"; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, President Jackson continues to work tirelessly to | 20 | | offer the 34,208 residents of the Village of Glendale Heights a | 21 | | better quality of life; she is well-known throughout the | 22 | | community and respected for her willingness to embrace what is | 23 | | good for Glendale Heights and fight against what is not; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, President Jackson is well known by the youth of | 2 | | the Village of Glendale Heights; she never misses a D.A.R.E. or | 3 | | G.R.E.A.T. graduation ceremony at the local elementary schools | 4 | | and she takes time to recognize the youth for their special | 5 | | achievements at Village Board Meetings; she celebrates | 6 | | students in Government Day by inviting middle school students | 7 | | to take the seats of the Village Board at a public meeting to | 8 | | experience service to the community as an elected official; she | 9 | | also invites hundreds of elementary school students to visit | 10 | | the Civic Center Campus to get an inside look at local | 11 | | government at work because she sees them as the future leaders | 12 | | of Glendale Heights; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Linda Jackson and her husband, Bill, have been | 14 | | residents of the Village of Glendale Heights for the past 37 | 15 | | years and raised their four children, Steve, Tracy, Bill and | 16 | | Don, in the community; she has been blessed with 5 | 17 | | grandchildren Jennifer, Stevie, Cody, Ashley, and Jonathon, | 18 | | and 4 step-grandchildren, Nick, Joey, Chris, and Kaitlynn, who | 19 | | have all spent a lot of time growing up around the Village Hall | 20 | | and who also all live in the Village; therefore, be it
| 21 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 22 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 23 | | we recognize President Linda Jackson for her legacy of service |
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| 1 | | over the past 20 years and for her continued dedication and | 2 | | commitment to the Village of Glendale Heights and its | 3 | | residents; and be it further
| 4 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 5 | | presented to President Linda Jackson as a symbol of our respect | 6 | | and esteem.
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