Full Text of HR0883 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate James H. "Jim" Norris on | 4 | | the occasion of his retirement as village manager of Hoffman | 5 | | Estates; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Jim Norris was born in Richmond, Missouri to Dr. | 7 | | James D. and Nancy H. Norris on March 8, 1958; he is the oldest | 8 | | of three children; he attended the University of Missouri, | 9 | | Columbia; he earned his Bachelor of Arts in History from the | 10 | | University of Missouri in St. Louis in 1980; he earned his | 11 | | Master of Public Administration from Northern Illinois | 12 | | University in 1983; he married Irene, and they have been | 13 | | married for over 30 years; together, they have three children, | 14 | | Jimmy, Shannon, and Jennifer; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Prior to serving the Hoffman Estates community, | 16 | | Jim Norris served as the assistant village manager of Palatine | 17 | | from July of 1983 to January of 1987; he was the assistant | 18 | | village manager of Schaumburg from January of 1987 to October | 19 | | of 1988; he served as the city manager of Gladstone, Missouri | 20 | | from October of 1988 to February of 1998; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Jim Norris became the village manager of Hoffman | 22 | | Estates in March of 1998; he is the longest-serving village |
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| 1 | | manager in Hoffman Estates' 60-year history; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Under his tenure, Jim Norris has brought economic | 3 | | development to Hoffman Estates; he was instrumental in the | 4 | | evolution of the Prairie Stone Business Park, including its | 5 | | growth into hospitality, retail, and entertainment uses; | 6 | | additionally, he has been involved in the current preparations | 7 | | to transform the former AT&T headquarters into the mixed-use | 8 | | Bell Works "metroburb"; he has been a champion for the | 9 | | residents and businesses of Hoffman Estates; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, In addition to his service to Hoffman Estates, Jim | 11 | | Norris has served as an adjunct professor of public | 12 | | administration at Northern Illinois University; he has also | 13 | | served as an adjunct instructor at Northwestern University in | 14 | | Evanston and Park College in Kansas City; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Jim Norris has served in leadership positions in | 16 | | numerous organizations, including the Northwest Central | 17 | | Dispatch Board of Directors, the Joint Action Water Agency | 18 | | Executive Committee, the Joint Emergency Management Agency, | 19 | | and the Metropolitan Manager's Association; he served on a | 20 | | variety of committees, including the Illinois Municipal League | 21 | | Manager's Committee, the Northern Illinois University Ethics | 22 | | Committee, the Northern Illinois University James M. and Audrey | 23 | | M. Banovetz Fellowship Committee, and the Northern Illinois |
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| 1 | | University MPA Program Board of Advisors; therefore, be it
| 2 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 3 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 4 | | we congratulate James H. "Jim" Norris on the occasion of his | 5 | | retirement, and we recognize his commitment to the community of | 6 | | Hoffman Estates for the past 22 years; and be it further
| 7 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 8 | | presented to Jim Norris as an expression of our esteem and | 9 | | respect.
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