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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate Commissioner Peter
4Silvestri on the occasion of his retirement as commissioner of
5Cook County; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Peter Silvestri became the youngest member of a
7school board in the State when he was elected to District 401
8in 1977 at age 20, beginning his esteemed career of public
9service; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Peter Silvestri received his bachelor's degree in
11Political Science from DePaul University and earned his Juris
12Doctorate from DePaul College of Law; and
 
13    WHEREAS, After earning his J.D., Peter Silvestri worked
14for the Illinois Department of Labor, the Illinois Department
15of Employment Security, and the Secretary of State in multiple
16roles; and
 
17    WHEREAS, In 1989, Peter Silvestri was elected president of
18the Village of Elmwood Park and served in this position for 24
19years, accomplishing an advanced agenda with conservative
20spending and tax policies; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, During Peter Silvestri's tenure as president,
2Elmwood Park experienced record high property values and low
3crime rates; he increased economic development opportunities,
4renovated the Civic Center building, and built new parks, a
5new aquatic center, a new public safety center, and a new
6library; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Peter Silvestri was elected commissioner of the
89th District of Cook County in 1994 and has served in that role
9since then, representing Elmwood Park, Harwood Heights,
10Norridge, Park Ridge, River Forest, River Grove, Rosemont,
11parts of Glenview, Melrose Park, Morton Grove, Mount Prospect,
12Prospect Heights, Schiller Park, unincorporated Maine, Norwood
13Park Township, and parts of the northwest side of Chicago; and
 
14    WHEREAS, As commissioner, Peter Silvestri serves as
15chairman of the Zoning and Building Committee, the Building
16Ordinance Commission, and the Litigation and Forest Preserve
17District Litigation Subcommittees; he serves as vice-chairman
18of the Homeland Security and Regional Security Committee; and
 
19    WHEREAS, Peter Silvestri sits on additional committees as
20a member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners and the
21Forest Preserve District; and
 
22    WHEREAS, In addition to his elected positions, Peter

 

 

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1Silvestri also served as director of the West Central
2Municipal Conference until 2013 and president of the Leyden
3Norwood Municipal League until 1994; and
 
4    WHEREAS, Peter Silvestri also serves as director of the
5Italian American Political Coalition and served as a chairman
6of St. Vincent Ferrer Parish Religious Education Board; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Peter Silvestri is a member of the River Grove
8Moose, the Montclare Elmwood Park Lions, the Elmwood Park
9Kiwanis, and the St. Vincent Ferrer Roman Catholic Parish; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Peter Silvestri has supported conservative
11spending and controlled tax policies and actions, including
12consistently opposing new taxes and stressing reform before
13imposing more taxes; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Peter Silvestri supports greater public health
15access, expanding forest preserves, and greater cooperation
16between local and county governments; and
 
17    WHEREAS, Even with his years of success and accomplishment
18in public service, Peter Silvestri considers his most
19rewarding role to be that of being father to his son,
20Christian; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Peter Silvestri has served Cook County and the
2communities of the northwest side and northwest suburbs for
3decades and has brought prosperity, thoughtfulness, and
4efficacy to the offices in which he served; therefore, be it
 
5    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
6HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
7we congratulate Cook County Commissioner Peter Silvestri for
8his decades of public service; and be it further
 
9    RESOLVED, That we wish Peter Silvestri the best in his
10retirement and a bright future, and we thank him for his years
11of service to Cook County and the State of Illinois; and be it
12further
 
13    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
14presented to Peter Silvestri as an expression of our esteem
15and respect.