Full Text of HR0968 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate their colleague | 4 | | Representative Mike Unes on the occasion of his retirement as | 5 | | State Representative of the 91st District after serving five | 6 | | distinguished terms in the General Assembly; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Representative Unes served as Assistant Minority | 8 | | Leader in the House of Representatives; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Representative Unes strived to do the very best | 10 | | for the people of his district, providing the constituent | 11 | | service that those citizens deserve and bringing forth | 12 | | legislation that bettered the lives of those citizens; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Representative Unes worked within his caucus and | 14 | | across the aisle to pass many pieces of important legislation, | 15 | | which resulted in a positive impact on the people of the State | 16 | | of Illinois, despite serving the entirety of his term in the | 17 | | minority party; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Representative Unes remained true to the | 19 | | principles of honesty and service to the State in the face of | 20 | | tough decisions and trying times; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Representative Unes served as a dedicated leader | 2 | | focused on an agenda for families of Fulton, Tazewell, and | 3 | | Peoria Counties that included fiscal responsibility, | 4 | | attracting employers back to Illinois, and reforming state | 5 | | government ethics; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Representative Unes received his bachelor's | 7 | | degree from Bradley University in 1996; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Representative Unes served on the East Peoria City | 9 | | Council, where he oversaw accounts and finance and served as | 10 | | mayor pro tem, from 2007 until he took office as a state | 11 | | representative; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Representative Unes has been recognized and has | 13 | | received many accolades for his outstanding work ethic and | 14 | | achievements, including being named East Peoria's | 15 | | Distinguished Citizen of the Year; he was also named Legislator | 16 | | of the Year by the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police, | 17 | | ABATE of Illinois, and the Illinois Healthcare Association; he | 18 | | was named an inaugural Edgar Fellow for his demonstrated | 19 | | positive leadership; he also received the Friend of Agriculture | 20 | | Award by the Illinois Farm Bureau and the Illinois Electric | 21 | | Cooperatives' Public Service Award; and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, Representative Unes has been honored for his |
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| 1 | | commitment to improving Illinois' climate for employers; he was | 2 | | named a Champion of Free Enterprise three times by the Illinois | 3 | | Chamber of Commerce, which also named him Outstanding Freshman | 4 | | Legislator; he was recognized by the Illinois Manufacturers' | 5 | | Association multiple times for his commitment to Illinois | 6 | | manufacturing; in addition, he was thrice awarded the Guardian | 7 | | of Small Business Award by the National Federation of | 8 | | Independent Business/Illinois; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Representative Unes resides in East Peoria with | 10 | | his wife, Natalie, and their four children, Meghan, Nathan, | 11 | | Michelle, and Nicholas; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Representative Unes' commitment to public service | 13 | | and his business experience have been invaluable to the General | 14 | | Assembly and House Republican Caucus; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, After his time in Springfield, Representative | 16 | | Unes will continue his commitment to service, working to | 17 | | improve central Illinois as Vice President of the UnityPoint | 18 | | Health - Central Illinois Foundation; therefore, be it
| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 20 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 21 | | we honor State Representative Mike Unes for his work in the | 22 | | Illinois House of Representatives and wish him all the best on |
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| 1 | | his retirement from the General Assembly; and be it further
| 2 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 3 | | presented to Representative Unes as an expression of our esteem | 4 | | and respect.
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