Full Text of HR1525 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to honor our
esteemed colleague, | 4 | | State Representative Katherine Cloonen, and thank her for her | 5 | | dedicated
service to our State and her community; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Representative Cloonen has lived in Kankakee | 7 | | County for more than 40 years; she and her husband, Gary, | 8 | | raised their two daughters, Jacquelyn and Kelly, on their | 9 | | family farm
in Bonfield; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Representative Cloonen taught music for 16 years | 11 | | in the Herscher and Reddick
school districts before starting | 12 | | her own small business, JK Steel Erectors, Inc.; as owner of a
| 13 | | small construction company, she created more than 100 local | 14 | | union jobs; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Upon her election to the Illinois House of | 16 | | Representatives in 2012, Representative
Cloonen took her 25 | 17 | | years of business experience creating jobs, balancing budgets, | 18 | | and
negotiating contracts to the State Capitol; she has worked | 19 | | with local and State employers to help
revitalize the local | 20 | | economy and cut the local unemployment rate in half; she passed | 21 | | legislation to
help bring a one billion dollar Competitive | 22 | | Power Ventures energy plant to Grundy County, and fought
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| 1 | | revitalize the Army Aviation Readiness Center project in | 2 | | Kankakee; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Representative Cloonen worked throughout her time | 4 | | in the General Assembly to
remain in touch with the needs and | 5 | | concerns of local residents by constantly speaking with them
at | 6 | | their homes, on the phone, and in her constituent service | 7 | | office; she worked to regularly bring
services to the people of | 8 | | the 79th Representative District and help constituents | 9 | | navigate State
government to receive quality service; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Representative Cloonen has been an advocate for | 11 | | education, securing greater
funding for local schools and | 12 | | fighting for quality preschool to secondary education for local
| 13 | | communities; she worked closely with superintendents and | 14 | | principals and advocated for greater
investments in community | 15 | | colleges, including Kankakee Community College, job training
| 16 | | programs and career and technical education programs; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Representative Cloonen, the wife of a Vietnam | 18 | | veteran, has been a tireless advocate
for Illinois veterans and | 19 | | active military personnel and their families; she sponsored and | 20 | | passed
legislation making it easier for returning veterans to | 21 | | further their education, obtain job training
and secure | 22 | | civilian jobs; she fought for greater resources for the Manteno | 23 | | Veterans Home as well as
organizations serving the local |
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| 1 | | veterans community; therefore, be it
| 2 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 3 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 4 | | thank State
Representative Katherine Cloonen for her dedicated | 5 | | service; and be it further
| 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 | | presented to Representative Cloonen as
an expression of our | 8 | | respect, esteem, and best wishes.
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