Full Text of HR1381 97th General Assembly
HR1381 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
| | HR1381 | | LRB097 23811 MST 73008 r |
|
| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to honor Representative Chris Nybo | 4 | | on his time in the General Assembly and his commitment to the | 5 | | people of his district; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Representative Nybo was born in Elmhurst and is a | 7 | | lifelong resident of the western suburbs; he graduated from | 8 | | Fenwick High School, Dartmouth College (Phi Beta Kappa and | 9 | | summa cum laude), and the University of Chicago Law School; he | 10 | | is an active supporter of the Ray Graham Association for People | 11 | | With Disabilities, the York Senior Center, Elmhurst Youth | 12 | | Baseball, and Immaculate Conception Parish, and was selected as | 13 | | a Harry S. Truman Scholar by the United States Government; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Representative Nybo first served as an Elmhurst | 15 | | alderman; while on the council, he exercised consistent | 16 | | leadership in supporting ongoing economic development efforts, | 17 | | including a new commuter/shopping parking deck in downtown | 18 | | Elmhurst, $1 million of infrastructure improvements to a | 19 | | neighborhood business district, and the new Elmhurst Memorial | 20 | | Hospital; and | 21 | | WHEREAS, Representative Nybo effectively worked with | 22 | | colleagues to demand more disciplined spending, eliminate |
| | | HR1381 | - 2 - | LRB097 23811 MST 73008 r |
|
| 1 | | structural budget deficits, and keep property taxes low; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, Representative Nybo completed his term on the | 3 | | council serving as vice-chairman of the Public Affairs & Safety | 4 | | Committee, where he successfully initiated numerous traffic | 5 | | safety improvements; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, While in the General Assembly, Representative | 7 | | Nybo served on the Mass Transit committee, the Consumer | 8 | | Protection committee, the Environment and Energy committee, | 9 | | the Transportation and Tollway Oversight committees, and was | 10 | | also appointed to the Select Committee on Discipline on | 11 | | Representative Derreck Smith; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Representative Nybo was chief sponsor to several | 13 | | significant pieces of legislation during his tenure, including | 14 | | the School Epi-pen Bill, which allows school nurses to | 15 | | administer lifesaving epinephrine to students having severe | 16 | | allergic reactions, and the banning of self-promotion of | 17 | | elected officials on state funded billboards, both of which | 18 | | were signed into law last summer; he also supported a balanced | 19 | | budget and meaningful pension reform measures; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Representative Nybo professionally is a lawyer, | 21 | | assisting small and large businesses on a variety of employment | 22 | | matters and has been honored on the 2011 and 2010 Illinois |
| | | HR1381 | - 3 - | LRB097 23811 MST 73008 r |
|
| 1 | | Rising Stars list featuring outstanding young lawyers in the | 2 | | State of Illinois; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Representative Nybo currently lives in Elmhurst | 4 | | with his wife, Faye and their 3 children, Connor (6), Olivia | 5 | | (4), and Allison (1); they are active members of Immaculate | 6 | | Conception Parish; therefore, be it
| 7 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 8 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 9 | | we honor Representative Chris Nybo on his time in the General | 10 | | Assembly and his commitment to the people of his district; and | 11 | | be it further
| 12 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 | | presented to Representative Nybo as an expression of our | 14 | | deepest sympathy.
|
|