Full Text of HR0157 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to honor former Downers Grove mayor | 4 | | Betty Cheever on her many life's accomplishments; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Betty Cheever started her community involvement | 6 | | in Downers Grove through work on school study committees to | 7 | | provide adequate buildings and finances to meet growth in the | 8 | | 1960s; she served as a voting booth commissioner, as a member | 9 | | of the Citizens Advisory Committee to establish College of | 10 | | Dupage, and was a member of the Downers Grove-Woodridge League | 11 | | of Women Voters since 1962, serving as its president from | 12 | | 1969-1973; she was a member of the board of the Illinois League | 13 | | of Women Voters from 1974-1977, serving 2 years as treasurer; | 14 | | and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Betty Cheever took part in a wide-range of | 16 | | activities to better the community; she was on the Downers | 17 | | Grove village police and fire commission boards, the Village | 18 | | Forum to address cultural activities within the community, the | 19 | | Total Community Development committee, and she chaired the | 20 | | Downers Grove Heritage Fest; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, In 1975, Betty Cheever was elected the first woman | 22 | | to serve as village commissioner after serving on the village |
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| 1 | | planning commission for 8 years; 8 years after that she was | 2 | | elected mayor and served 4 consecutive terms; in addition to | 3 | | being mayor, she was on the DuPage County Water Commission, was | 4 | | president of the Mayors and Managers of DuPage County, and was | 5 | | the liquor commissioner for Downers Grove; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Since retiring she has held positions on the board | 7 | | for Good Samaritan Hospital and continues to be involved in the | 8 | | League of Women Voters; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Betty Cheever still registers voters and is a | 10 | | champion of reason, fiscal responsibility, and efficiency; | 11 | | therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 13 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 14 | | we honor Betty Cheever's life accomplishment, thank her for her | 15 | | service to the people of her community, and wish her well in | 16 | | all her future endeavours; and be it further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to Betty Cheever as an expression of our esteem and | 19 | | respect.
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