Full Text of HR1023 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
| 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Commissioner Peter
| 4 | | Silvestri on the occasion of his retirement as commissioner of
| 5 | | Cook County; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Peter Silvestri became the youngest member of a
| 7 | | school board in the State when he was elected to District 401
| 8 | | in 1977 at age 20, beginning his esteemed career of public
| 9 | | service; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Peter Silvestri received his bachelor's degree in
| 11 | | Political Science from DePaul University and earned his Juris
| 12 | | Doctorate from DePaul College of Law; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, After earning his J.D., Peter Silvestri worked | 14 | | for
the Illinois Department of Labor, the Illinois Department | 15 | | of
Employment Security, and the Secretary of State in multiple
| 16 | | roles; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, In 1989, Peter Silvestri was elected president of
| 18 | | the Village of Elmwood Park and served in this position for 24
| 19 | | years, accomplishing an advanced agenda with conservative
| 20 | | spending and tax policies; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, During Peter Silvestri's tenure as president, | 2 | | Elmwood Park experienced record high property values and low | 3 | | crime rates; he increased economic development opportunities, | 4 | | renovated the Civic Center building, and built new parks, a | 5 | | new aquatic center, a new public safety center, and a new | 6 | | library; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Peter Silvestri was elected commissioner of the
| 8 | | 9th District of Cook County in 1994 and has served in that role
| 9 | | since then, representing Elmwood Park, Harwood Heights,
| 10 | | Norridge, Park Ridge, River Forest, River Grove, Rosemont,
| 11 | | parts of Glenview, Melrose Park, Morton Grove, Mount Prospect,
| 12 | | Prospect Heights, Schiller Park, unincorporated Maine, Norwood
| 13 | | Park Township, and parts of the northwest side of Chicago; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, As commissioner, Peter Silvestri serves as
| 15 | | chairman of the Zoning and Building Committee, the Building
| 16 | | Ordinance Commission, and the Litigation and Forest Preserve
| 17 | | District Litigation Subcommittees; he serves as vice-chairman
| 18 | | of the Homeland Security and Regional Security Committee; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Peter Silvestri sits on additional committees as
| 20 | | a member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners and the | 21 | | Forest
Preserve District; and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, In addition to his elected positions, Peter
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| 1 | | Silvestri also served as director of the West Central | 2 | | Municipal Conference until 2013 and president of the Leyden
| 3 | | Norwood Municipal League until 1994; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Peter Silvestri also serves as director of the
| 5 | | Italian American Political Coalition and served as a chairman
| 6 | | of St. Vincent Ferrer Parish Religious Education Board; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Peter Silvestri is a member of the River Grove
| 8 | | Moose, the Montclare Elmwood Park Lions, the Elmwood Park
| 9 | | Kiwanis, and the St. Vincent Ferrer Roman Catholic Parish; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Peter Silvestri has supported conservative
| 11 | | spending and controlled tax policies and actions, including
| 12 | | consistently opposing new taxes and stressing reform before
| 13 | | imposing more taxes; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Peter Silvestri supports greater public health
| 15 | | access, expanding forest preserves, and greater cooperation
| 16 | | between local and county governments; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Even with his years of success and accomplishment
| 18 | | in public service, Peter Silvestri considers his most
| 19 | | rewarding role to be that of being father to his son,
| 20 | | Christian; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Peter Silvestri has served Cook County and the | 2 | | communities of the northwest side and northwest suburbs for
| 3 | | decades and has brought prosperity, thoughtfulness, and
| 4 | | efficacy to the offices in which he served; therefore, be it
| 5 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 6 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 7 | | we congratulate Cook County Commissioner Peter Silvestri for
| 8 | | his decades of public service; and be it further
| 9 | | RESOLVED, That we wish Peter Silvestri the
best in his | 10 | | retirement and a bright future, and we thank him
for his years | 11 | | of service to Cook County and the State of
Illinois; and be it | 12 | | further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
| 14 | | presented to Peter Silvestri as an
expression of our esteem | 15 | | and respect.
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