Full Text of HR0049 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Naperville Mayor A. | 4 | | George Pradel on the occasion of his retirement; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Mayor Pradel took his oath of office as | 6 | | Naperville's 40th Mayor on May 1, 1995; he was re-elected in | 7 | | 1999, 2003, and in 2007, becoming the only Naperville Mayor to | 8 | | be elected to 4 terms; he is currently serving his 5th term; | 9 | | and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Mayor Pradel has guided Naperville through a | 11 | | period of significant growth; the city's population places it | 12 | | 5th in the State and it has received national and international | 13 | | recognition; it is among the top 3 best places to live in the | 14 | | Chicago area and is among the best places to retire in the | 15 | | United States; it has the lowest crime rate in the country for | 16 | | a city its size; it was named as the #1 City in the United | 17 | | States to Raise Children in 1997 and received the #2 ranking in | 18 | | 1999; in 2013, Naperville was selected by Money Magazine as the | 19 | | 3rd best place to live and raise children in the country; | 20 | | financially, the city is one of the strongest and has earned a | 21 | | dual AAA bond rating since 1995; and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, Mayor Pradel has led the recent relocation and |
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| 1 | | expansion projects that have brought and retained some of the | 2 | | country's leading technological and retail businesses, | 3 | | providing an outstanding quality of life for its residents; in | 4 | | 2004, he received the Chicagoland's Hottest Mayor award from | 5 | | Eric and Kathy at 101.FM, The Mix; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Mayor Pradel is a participant with numerous | 7 | | organizations, including the Naperville Lions Club, the | 8 | | Naperville Rotary Club, the American Cancer Society, the | 9 | | Illinois Police Association, the DuPage County Police | 10 | | Association, the Naperville Marines, the Veterans of Foreign | 11 | | Wars, the American Legion, and the Naperville Exchange Club; he | 12 | | serves on many boards, including, Police and Fire Pension, the | 13 | | North East Multi-Regional Training, DuPage 100 Club, State | 14 | | Police Merit, and the Naperville Development Partnership; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Mayor Pradel had previously served with the | 16 | | Naperville Police Department for 29 years, working his way | 17 | | through the ranks from parking enforcement and the juvenile | 18 | | division to Sergeant in 1977; he was promoted to Lieutenant in | 19 | | 1986; he retired in April of 1995 to assume his position as | 20 | | Mayor; while with the department, he was instrumental in | 21 | | establishing the bicycle and child safety programs for the city | 22 | | and has been known as "Officer Friendly" to 3 generations of | 23 | | Naperville students; therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 2 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 3 | | congratulate Naperville Mayor A. George Pradel on his | 4 | | retirement, and wish him the best in all his future endeavors; | 5 | | and be it further
| 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 | | presented to Mayor Pradel as an expression of our esteem and | 8 | | respect.
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