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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are pleased to honor our esteemed colleague,
4Representative Kathleen Willis, for her 10 years of service as
5a member of the Illinois General Assembly and thank her for her
6dedicated service to our State and her community; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Rep. Willis is a lifelong resident of DuPage
8County; she currently resides with her husband, Tom, in
9Addison, where they raised their children, Elyse, Heather,
10John, and Victoria, and are proud grandparents; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Rep. Willis earned her bachelor's degree in Human
12Service Administration from Elmhurst College and her master's
13degree in Library and Information Services from the University
14of Illinois; in her career, she served her local community as
15access services coordinator at the Elmhurst College Library
16while also teaching children's and youth literature; and
 
17    WHEREAS, Rep. Willis has a long record of community
18service, including tenure as the vice president of the Kiwanis
19Club of Addison, chair of the Addison Special Events
20Commission, and coordinator of the Addison Mayor's Community
21Charity Ball; additionally, she is a member of the American
22Association of University Women, a supporter of the Dare to

 

 

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1Dream program that mentors young Latinas to help promote
2education, combat truancy, and promote the benefits of staying
3in school and pursuing education, and a board member of
4Addison Elementary School District 4; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Rep. Willis began her service in the legislature
6by successfully passing bills to improve the placement process
7for special education students and to help prevent e-cigarette
8purchase by minors, which were signed into law; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Rep. Willis passed legislation to increase
10accountability against individuals who defraud or attempt to
11defraud Medicaid and to protect consumers from unfair
12surcharges; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Rep. Willis successfully fought to enhance
14justice for domestic violence survivors and accountability for
15domestic abusers, worked to address drug abuse among young
16people by spearheading the creation of the Young Adults Heroin
17Use Task Force, advocated to reduce the influence of gangs and
18their ability to recruit young people, and sought to enhance
19firearm safety and protect families from violent crime,
20including through an appointment to serve on the Restorative
21Justice and Safe Communities Committee for the gubernatorial
22transition in 2018; therefore, be it
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
2HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
3we congratulate Representative Kathleen Willis on her
4retirement from the Illinois House of Representatives, thank
5her for her 10 years of dedicated service to the people of
6Illinois, and wish her the best in the next chapter of her
7life; and be it further
 
8    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
9presented to Rep. Willis as an expression of our respect and
10esteem.