Full Text of HR0280 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to commend James A. "Jim" Karagianis for | 4 | | his exemplary service as a member of the Northbrook Board of | 5 | | Trustees and his many contributions to his community; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Jim Karagianis was appointed to fill a vacancy on | 7 | | the Northbrook Board of Trustees on June 8, 1993 and has served | 8 | | for the past 26 years; during his
tenure, he served as chair of | 9 | | the Housing and Human Services, Public Works, Public Safety,
| 10 | | and Planning and Zoning Committees; he was also a member of the | 11 | | Public Works,
Contracts and Franchises, Public Safety, | 12 | | Administration and Finance, and Planning and Zoning
| 13 | | Committees; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, As the chairman of the Planning and Zoning | 15 | | Committee for 14 years, Jim
Karagianis shared his expertise in | 16 | | the areas of land development and engineering and always had an
| 17 | | interest in improving the village; he served as chair
of | 18 | | several task forces focused on improving downtown Northbrook; | 19 | | under his guidance, the
village adopted the Village Green | 20 | | Overlay District, enacted the Facade Improvement and
| 21 | | Streetscape Improvement Grant programs, saw the relocation of | 22 | | Sunset Foods and the transformation of the Skokie Boulevard | 23 | | corridor and the Techny Property, including the Willow Festival |
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several major modifications to Northbrook | 2 | | Court; he was also instrumental in the
formulation of the | 3 | | village's Comprehensive Plan, adopted in 2010; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Throughout the 30 years he has lived in | 5 | | Northbrook, Jim Karagianis has been active in
the community as | 6 | | Northbrook Symphony Board President, Rotary Club of Northbrook | 7 | | Service
Director, and a Coat Off Your Back volunteer, among | 8 | | other community commitments; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 10 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 11 | | we commend James A. "Jim" Karagianis for his exemplary service | 12 | | as a member of the Northbrook Board of Trustees and his many | 13 | | contributions to his community; and be it further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to Jim Karagianis as a symbol of our respect and | 16 | | esteem.
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