Full Text of HR0675 95th General Assembly
HR0675 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to congratulate Norman Bobins on | 4 |
| the occasion of his retirement as chairman of LaSalle Bank | 5 |
| Corporation; and
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| WHEREAS, Norman Bobins earned his bachelor's degree from | 7 |
| the University of Wisconsin in 1964 and his master's degree in | 8 |
| business administration from the University of Chicago in 1967; | 9 |
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| WHEREAS, Norman Bobins worked for the American National | 11 |
| Bank and Trust Company for 14 years, where he was senior vice | 12 |
| president and held various commercial lending positions; he | 13 |
| began working for The Exchange National Bank of Chicago in | 14 |
| April 1981 as its senior executive vice president and chief | 15 |
| lending officer; he remained in his position following the | 16 |
| Exchange National Bank's acquisition by LaSalle Bank | 17 |
| Corporation in 1990, eventually becoming LaSalle Bank | 18 |
| Corporation's chairman; and
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| WHEREAS, Norman Bobins has also held positions with many | 20 |
| other corporate entities; among them, he is a member of the | 21 |
| boards of trustees of the Global Hyatt Corporation, Nicor, | 22 |
| Inc., and the New York Clearing House; he holds directorships |
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| at RREEF America REIT II, Inc. and Metal Management, Inc.; he | 2 |
| is a Non-Executive Chairman of the board of Transco, Inc.; he | 3 |
| is a member of the Banker's Club of Chicago, serving most | 4 |
| recently as its president; he serves as Treasurer of The | 5 |
| Financial Services Roundtable; he serves on the Civic Committee | 6 |
| of The Commercial Club of Chicago; and he is on the board of | 7 |
| directors of The Economic Club of Chicago; and
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| WHEREAS, In addition to his corporate interests, Norman | 9 |
| Bobins is a former Chairman of the Board for the Chicagoland | 10 |
| Chamber of Commerce; he is a member of the executive board of | 11 |
| the Auditorium Theatre Council and the board of directors of | 12 |
| the Terra Foundation for the Arts; he has served as a member of | 13 |
| the Board of Education of the City of Chicago; he is a member | 14 |
| of the board of trustees of WTTW Communications, Inc. and The | 15 |
| Art Institute of Chicago; he is Chairman Emeritus of the | 16 |
| Illinois Business Roundtable; he is a trustee of the University | 17 |
| of Chicago Hospitals; he is a life member of the Council on the | 18 |
| Graduate School of Business at The University of Chicago and | 19 |
| serves on the board of Spertus College; he is a member of the | 20 |
| Trustees Committee of the Chicago Community Forum; and he holds | 21 |
| a directorship with the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith; | 22 |
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| WHEREAS, Norman Bobins has been given many awards in | 24 |
| recognition of his service to the community; he was given a |
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| Distinguished Service Award from the Anti-Defamation League of | 2 |
| B'nai B'rith in 1982; he was the recipient of the American | 3 |
| Jewish Committee's 1992 Human Rights Medallion, the National | 4 |
| REIA Fall Conference's 1995 Wexler Award, the 1997 Keshet | 5 |
| Rainbow Award, the 1997 CANDO Person of the Year Award, the | 6 |
| 1998 Midtown Educational Foundation Reach for Excellence | 7 |
| Award, the DePaul University 1999 Business Leadership Award, | 8 |
| the 2000 Harold Washington College Business Professional of the | 9 |
| Year Award, the 2000 Jane Addams Hull House Medal, the | 10 |
| Southwest Organizing Project Anti-Predatory Lending Award | 11 |
| 2001, the Boys & Girls Clubs 2002 Chairman's Award, the 2003 | 12 |
| University of Chicago Graduate School of Business' | 13 |
| Distinguished Corporate Alumnus Award and the 2003 Association | 14 |
| for Corporate Growth's Lifetime Achievement Award, the 2003 | 15 |
| Cincotta NHS Neighborhood Partnership Award, the 2004 Arts | 16 |
| Legend Award for an Advocate from the Illinois Arts Alliance | 17 |
| Foundation, the 2005 Harvard Business School Club of Chicago | 18 |
| Business Statesman Award, and the Corporate Visionary Award | 19 |
| from El Valor in 2006; and | 20 |
| WHEREAS, Norman Bobins' personal success and his | 21 |
| willingness to serve his community make him a model for the | 22 |
| people of the State of Illinois; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 24 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
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| congratulate Norman Bobins on the occasion of his retirement | 2 |
| and wish him continued success and happiness in his future | 3 |
| endeavors; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 5 |
| presented to Norman Bobins as a symbol of our esteem and | 6 |
| respect.
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