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90_HR0732
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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives wish to congratulate Representative Robert W.
4 Churchill on his service to the people of the 62nd District;
5 and
6 WHEREAS, Representative Churchill is a resident of Lake
7 County; he and his wife, Sandy, have three children: Abigail,
8 Julia, and Christine; Representative Churchill received a
9 Bachelor of Arts degree in History and Political Science from
10 Northwestern University, and his Juris Doctor from the
11 University of Iowa; and
12 WHEREAS, In 1903 the Grayslake Law Firm was started by
13 Representative Churchill's grandfather, and he became the
14 third generation of attorneys when he joined the firm in
15 1972; and
16 WHEREAS, Representative Churchill was first elected to
17 the House in 1982 and served eight terms, focusing on issues
18 he believed important to the citizens of Lake County and the
19 entire State of Illinois; he was a delegate to the 1980,
20 1992, and 1996 Republican National Nominating Convention, and
21 an alternate delegate in 1984; he served as the Chairman of
22 the Lake County Republican Central Committee from 1990 to
23 1994; from 1981 to 1983 he served as a Lake Villa Township
24 Trustee; and
25 WHEREAS, While a member of the Illinois General Assembly,
26 Representative Churchill served as the House Majority Leader
27 during the 89th General Assembly, also serving as the
28 Chairman of the House Rules Committee; during his tenure, he
29 also served on the following key committees: Minority
30 Spokesman of the Rules Committee, Minority Spokesman of the
31 Registration and Regulation Committee, Minority Spokesman of
32 the Revenue Committee, member of the Elections and State and
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1 Government Administration, Transportation, Judiciary I,
2 Judiciary II, Public Utilities, and Conflict of Interest
3 Committees; Representative Churchill has been a member of the
4 Legislative Space Needs Commission, serving as Co-Chairman;
5 the Economic and Fiscal Commission, serving as Co-Chairman;
6 and the Legislative Reference Bureau; and
7 WHEREAS, Representative Churchill served on the
8 Legislative Redistricting Commission in 1991, spending
9 countless hours working and traveling the State to ensure
10 that the citizens of the State of Illinois were provided the
11 opportunity to elect a person who could represent their area
12 and diverse backgrounds and interests in the Illinois General
13 Assembly; and
14 WHEREAS, Representative Churchill has tirelessly served
15 Lake County by working with various community organizations
16 including Victory Health Services, Zion-Benton Moose,
17 Exchange Club of Antioch, Lake Villa Lions, Lake County
18 Community Action Project, Edward Bradley Counseling Center,
19 Lake County Easter Seals; Representative Churchill is a
20 member of the Lake County, Illinois State, and American Bar
21 Associations and was a director of First of American Bank
22 from 1976 to 1994; and
23 WHEREAS, Representative Churchill has distinguished
24 himself as the leader of the C.I.A., Churchill Intern
25 Association, allowing many young people from Lake County the
26 opportunity to begin their government and lobbying careers in
27 this esteemed body; therefore, be it
28 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
29 NINETIETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
30 congratulate Representative Churchill on a job well done; and
31 be it further
32 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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1 presented to Representative Churchill, along with our sincere
2 regards.