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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to congratulate William G. Grams,
4 President of the Illinois Road and Transportation Builders
5 Association, on his upcoming retirement; and
 
6     WHEREAS, He has been President of the Illinois Road and
7 Transportation Builders Association since December of 1996; he
8 is responsible for the formulation and implementation of the
9 annual work program for the Association, including
10 legislation, IDOT and local government liaison, training,
11 technical support, collective bargaining coordination, and
12 public and governmental relations; and
 
13     WHEREAS, From July 1991 to December 1996 he was the Village
14 Manager for the Village of Inverness; he was responsible for
15 overseeing the delivery of all municipal services to Village
16 residents, including public works and streets, police, finance
17 and building, and zoning; and
 
18     WHEREAS, From March 1991 to December 1996 he served as
19 President of Barrington Group Limited, where he was CEO of a
20 multi-faceted 10 person municipal consulting consortium
21 specializing in lobbying, municipal service delivery, and
22 technical research; and from August 1989 to March 1991 he was

 

 

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1 the Executive Director of the Home Builders Association of
2 Greater Chicago, where he was responsible for the development
3 of all association programs relating to the residential
4 construction industry in the greater Chicago area; and
 
5     WHEREAS, From June 1976 to August 1989 he was the Executive
6 Director of the Northwest Municipal Conference, where his
7 responsibilities included the development and implementation
8 of all programs for the largest regional council of governments
9 in Illinois, including five national or State prototype
10 programs; and
 
11     WHEREAS, He has a Bachelor of Arts degree from St. Louis
12 University and a Master of Arts in Urban Planning from Loyola
13 University of Chicago; he is married to Robin, and they have
14 two children, Michelle and Scott; he is an Adjunct Professor at
15 Harper College in Palatine; and he is an avid reader and
16 runner, a poor golfer, and a political junkie; therefore, be it
 
17     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
18 NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
19 congratulate William Grams on his retirement; and be it further
 
20     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
21 presented to William G. Grams as a symbol of our respect and
22 esteem.