Full Text of HR0347 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Anthony T. Calderone on | 4 | | the occasion of his retirement as Mayor of Forest Park; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, A lifelong resident of Forest Park, Mayor | 6 | | Calderone was first elected as Forest Park Commissioner in | 7 | | 1995; he has served as Forest Park's Mayor since 1999; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Mayor Calderone has a long track record of public | 9 | | service and a commitment to the Village of Forest Park, its | 10 | | residents, businesses, and organizations; he has served many | 11 | | organizations, including, the Forest Park Little League, West | 12 | | Suburban Senior Services (formerly the Proviso Council on | 13 | | Aging), the Proviso Municipal League, the West Central | 14 | | Municipal Conference, where he was a past president, and Oak | 15 | | Leyden Developmental Services; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Among his contributions, Mayor Calderone has | 17 | | overseen the renaissance of Forest Park; from a newly vibrant | 18 | | downtown corridor along Madison Street to a major redevelopment | 19 | | of the Roosevelt Road commercial corridor, Forest Park's | 20 | | economic development prospects have been greatly enhanced; the | 21 | | residential market is strong, with increasing home values and | 22 | | major new and thoughtfully-designed developments in the |
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Mayor Calderone's public service achievements | 3 | | have been recognized by many organizations, including the | 4 | | Department of the Army, the United Way, Misericordia, the Save | 5 | | a Life Foundation, Illinois Order Sons of Italy, Illinois Main | 6 | | Street, the Governor's Hometown Awards, the Illinois Crime | 7 | | Commission, and the Triton College Foundation; he is also a | 8 | | graduate of the FBI's Citizens Police Academy; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Mayor Calderone has over 30 years in the alarm and | 10 | | security industry; he owns and operates Illinois Alarm Service | 11 | | in Forest Park; he has held a variety of positions with many | 12 | | professional organizations, including the National Burglar & | 13 | | Fire Alarm Association, the Illinois Electric Security | 14 | | Association, the Illinois Fire Inspectors Association, the | 15 | | American Society of Industrial Security, the Alarm Industry | 16 | | Research and Education Foundation, and the Electronic Security | 17 | | Association; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Mayor Calderone and his wife, Lois, have two | 19 | | children, Augustino and Anthony Jr. (Sarah Beth); he is | 20 | | involved with many service organizations, including the | 21 | | Freemasons, Kiwanis International, where he served as | 22 | | Lieutenant Governor Division #6, the Forest Park Kiwanis Club, | 23 | | where he served as President, Lions Club International, and the |
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| 1 | | Columbian Club; he is a member of St. Bernardine in Forest | 2 | | Park, where he served as chairperson of the Parish Council; | 3 | | therefore, be it
| 4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 5 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 6 | | we congratulate Anthony T. Calderone on the occasion of his | 7 | | retirement as Mayor of Forest Park, and we wish him the best in | 8 | | his future endeavors; and be it further
| 9 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 | | presented to Mayor Calderone as an expression of our esteem and | 11 | | respect.
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