Full Text of HR0194 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate Eugene L. Siegel as | 4 | | he retires from his position as mayor of the Village of Chicago | 5 | | Ridge; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Mayor Siegel was first elected as part-time mayor | 7 | | of Chicago Ridge in 1975 to fill an unexpired term; he was | 8 | | re-elected in 1977 to a full-term and has been mayor ever | 9 | | since; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Mayor Siegel has accomplished much during his 37 | 11 | | years in office; he was instrumental in the development of the | 12 | | Chicago Ridge Mall in 1981 and the Commons of Chicago Ridge in | 13 | | 1988; he saw to improvements to Ridgeland Avenue, installation | 14 | | of an adequate water system with a reservoir and pumping | 15 | | station, street lighting, construction of a senior citizen | 16 | | center, installation of traffic signals at hazardous | 17 | | intersections, creation of a full-time fire | 18 | | department/paramedics, the doubling of the police department, | 19 | | and the establishment of a youth service bureau; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Mayor Siegel's most recent accomplishments | 21 | | include the public works facility located in the industrial | 22 | | park and the new municipal complex, which holds the village |
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| 1 | | administrative offices, the police department, the youth | 2 | | services bureau, and the senior citizen center; the village | 3 | | board named the new facility the Eugene L. Siegel Municipal | 4 | | Complex; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Since 1984, Mayor Siegel has hosted an annual | 6 | | children's Christmas party at the Chicago Ridge Mall theatres; | 7 | | he also supports youth sports activities, scouting programs, | 8 | | and a senior citizens Christmas luncheon; he has spent over | 9 | | $225,000 of non-taxpayer funds over the years for these | 10 | | programs; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Mayor Siegel currently serves as vice-chairman of | 12 | | the Southwest Council of Mayors and is the legislative chairman | 13 | | for the Southwest Conference of Local Government; he is a | 14 | | member of the Illinois Municipal League Board of Directors and | 15 | | is on the executive committee; he was elected first vice | 16 | | president and then president of the Illinois Municipal League | 17 | | in September 2004 and served as president until September 2005; | 18 | | he was a past member of the Midway Airport Task Force and is | 19 | | currently a member of the Cook County Advisory Board on | 20 | | Community Development Block Grant Applications; he was one of | 21 | | the founders of Southwest Central Dispatch and is now a member | 22 | | of the executive board of directors; he was on the Chicago Area | 23 | | Transportation Study for Northeast, Illinois, and was a member | 24 | | of the executive committee and original member of Southwest |
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| 1 | | Local Government; he is on the Mayor's Caucus and serves on the | 2 | | executive committee for the Mayor's Caucus and was one of only | 3 | | 2 mayors representing Illinois on the National League of Cities | 4 | | Council in Washington, D.C.; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Mayor Siegel was married to Virginia for 42 years | 6 | | before her passing; he remarried in 2001 to Linda (nee | 7 | | Wilkins); with his remarriage, he added Linda's son, John | 8 | | Herring and grandson, John to the fold; his children with | 9 | | Virginia are sons, Gary, Andrew, and Matt; daughter, Janet; and | 10 | | grandchildren, Stephen, Bradley, Victoria, Alexandria, and | 11 | | Abigail; he has been a resident of Chicago Ridge for the past | 12 | | 56 years; therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 14 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 15 | | we congratulate Eugene L. Siegel as he retires from his | 16 | | position as mayor of the Village of Chicago Ridge, thank him | 17 | | for his service to the community of Chicago Ridge, and wish him | 18 | | well in all his future endeavours; and be it further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to Mayor Siegel as an expression of our esteem and | 21 | | respect.
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