Full Text of HR1379 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to honor State Representative | 4 | | Michael Connelly on his time in the General Assembly and his | 5 | | commitment to the citizens of his district; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Representative Connelly was born in Chicago and | 7 | | raised in LaGrange as one of Tom and Ann Connelly's 7 children; | 8 | | he graduated from Loyola University in 1986 and the John | 9 | | Marshall Law School in 1989; he served as an assistant State's | 10 | | Attorney in Cook County, a law clerk to Justice Allan Stouder | 11 | | of the Illinois Appellate Court, and has been engaged in the | 12 | | private practice of law for over 16 years; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, From 2006 to 2008, Representative Connelly | 14 | | represented the cities of Naperville, Lisle, and Aurora, as a | 15 | | commissioner on the DuPage County Board; he served as chairman | 16 | | of the Economic Development Committee and the Emergency | 17 | | Telephone Safety Board (911 Board) and was a member of the | 18 | | Judicial Public Safety, Legislative, and Environmental | 19 | | Committees; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, Before his election to the DuPage County Board in | 21 | | 2006, Representative Connelly served for 6 years as a trustee | 22 | | on the Village of Lisle Board of Trustees; he initiated and |
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| 1 | | spearheaded the award-winning Village of Lisle/Benedictine | 2 | | University Sports Complex project, a joint venture partnership | 3 | | between the Village and the University; for his efforts, the | 4 | | Daily Herald named Representative Connelly "Man of the Year" in | 5 | | 2004; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, In 2007, Representative Connelly received the | 7 | | Award of Excellence in Government from the Illinois State Crime | 8 | | Commission; in 2008, he was awarded the Bishop Sheil Award from | 9 | | the Illinois Police Athletic League; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Representative Connelly was recently awarded the | 11 | | Illinois Chamber of Commerce 2011-2012 "Champion of Free | 12 | | Enterprise" for demonstrating a commitment to legislation that | 13 | | frees the entrepreneurial spirit; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Representative Connelly's first bill passed | 15 | | changed the procurement procedure in Illinois to allow for | 16 | | reverse online auctions; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Representative Connelly has his own cable TV show, | 18 | | the DuPage Report; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, During Representative Connelly's tenure in the | 20 | | House of Representatives, he has served on the Judiciary I - | 21 | | Civil Law Committee, the Business Occupational Licenses |
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| 1 | | Committee, the Public Utilities Committee, the Small Business | 2 | | Empowerment & Workforce Committee, the Financial Institutions | 3 | | Committee, the Veterans' Affairs Committee, the Health Care | 4 | | Availability Access Committee, the Appropriations-Public | 5 | | Safety Committee, the Business Occupational Licenses | 6 | | Committee, and the Tourism & Conventions Committee; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Representative Connelly and his wife Lisa are the | 8 | | proud parents of 3 children; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 10 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 11 | | we honor Representative Michael Connelly on his time in the | 12 | | General Assembly and recognize the commitment he's made to the | 13 | | people of his district; and be it further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to Representative Connelly as an expression of our | 16 | | esteem and respect.
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