Full Text of HR1326 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to honor their
colleague, State Rep. | 4 | | Barbara Wheeler, for her tenure in the Illinois General | 5 | | Assembly and thank her for her
service to the people of the | 6 | | 64th District and the State of Illinois; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Wheeler is a true Illinoisan, having been | 8 | | born and raised in Lake
County; she received her Bachelor of | 9 | | Arts in Education from Loyola University and a Master of | 10 | | Education,
Language, and Literacy from National Louis | 11 | | University in Chicago; she settled her family in
Crystal Lake; | 12 | | and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Wheeler's career of service began as a Peace | 14 | | Corps volunteer and continued as a public school
teacher at | 15 | | North Elementary School in Crystal Lake; she was elected to the | 16 | | McHenry County
Board in 2002; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, As a board member, Rep. Wheeler advocated for | 18 | | local conservation
efforts and was awarded the Theta Award from | 19 | | the McHenry County Environmental Defenders; in fighting for | 20 | | fiscal responsibility, she improved the county bond rating to | 21 | | Aaa during her
tenure; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, In 2012, Rep. Wheeler was elected by the people of | 2 | | the 64th District as their State Representative;
since then she | 3 | | has strived to bring forth legislation for fiscal | 4 | | responsibility, public safety,
bringing jobs back to Illinois, | 5 | | and the conservation of the Fox River Valley; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Wheeler worked to find common ground with | 7 | | members of both
parties to implement significant policies to | 8 | | help eliminate senseless violence; she served on the
| 9 | | bipartisan, bicameral Legislative Public Safety Working Group; | 10 | | and | 11 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Wheeler advocated for a comprehensive | 12 | | approach to public safety
that would take positive steps | 13 | | towards a safer environment for her constituents while | 14 | | respecting
the rights of law abiding citizens, passing | 15 | | legislation to prevent gun violence by expanding
the Stalking | 16 | | No Contact Order Act and tightening mental health restrictions | 17 | | in FOID law; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, As a champion of the rights of human trafficking | 19 | | victims, Rep. Wheeler passed the Human
Trafficking Resource | 20 | | Center Notice Act and worked tirelessly to end the scourge of | 21 | | modern day
slavery in Illinois; and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Wheeler has enjoyed working cooperatively |
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| 1 | | with fellow members,
advocates, and the diligent staff that | 2 | | populate the statehouse every spring and fall; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Wheeler served honorably in the Illinois | 4 | | General Assembly while
continuing to be a devoted mother to | 5 | | four girls and one son; she has also served her community as an | 6 | | active
member and volunteer at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic | 7 | | Church; therefore, be it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 9 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 10 | | honor and congratulate State
Rep. Barbara Wheeler for her work | 11 | | in the Illinois House of Representatives and for her
years of | 12 | | service to the 64th District; and be it further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to Rep. Wheeler as an
expression of our respect along | 15 | | with our best wishes for the bright future ahead of her.
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