Full Text of HR1171 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Daniel L. Goodwin on the | 4 | | DuPage Airport Flight Center being re-named in his honor as the | 5 | | Daniel L. Goodwin Flight Center Building; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Daniel Goodwin served as the Chairman of the | 7 | | Authority Board of
Commissioners from January of 2003 to | 8 | | January of 2013; he served as a Commissioner on the Authority
| 9 | | Board of Commissioners from October 8, 2002 to January 31, | 10 | | 2013; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Daniel Goodwin was instrumental in the Authority | 12 | | turning an annual
loss into an annual profit; through his | 13 | | leadership, the Authority eliminated
all outstanding debt and | 14 | | permanently
reduced its property tax levy by over 80%; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Under Daniel Goodwin's leadership, the Authority | 16 | | significantly
reduced staffing by eliminating upper and | 17 | | middle-management positions; the Authority revised all of its | 18 | | policies and procedures to incorporate best
management | 19 | | practices and was recognized as a model airport authority | 20 | | throughout the country; the Authority instituted
rigorous, | 21 | | transparent financial oversight by its Board of Commissioners | 22 | | to monitor performance; the Authority enacted
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| 1 | | stringent ethics reform and procurement transparency in the | 2 | | State of Illinois
requiring, among other things, that all | 3 | | businesses that wish to perform services or provide goods to | 4 | | the Authority to
list political contributions to local elected | 5 | | officials; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, As Chairman of the DuPage Technology Park, Daniel | 7 | | Goodwin was
instrumental in reorganizing the business park; | 8 | | thereby creating a savings of approximately $500,000
a year; | 9 | | and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Daniel Goodwin was instrumental in the developing | 11 | | the Authority
into an award-winning organization, which has | 12 | | been recognized by elected officials and by the
aviation | 13 | | industry at the local, State and national levels; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Daniel Goodwin also serves as a philanthropic role | 15 | | model and is
highly regarded for his work in a multitude of | 16 | | causes in DuPage County and the region; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, Daniel Goodwin is the Chairman and CEO of The | 18 | | Inland Real Estate Group of Companies, Inc., headquartered on a | 19 | | 28-acre campus in Oak Brook; he has been in the real estate | 20 | | industry for over 40 years and has demonstrated a life-long | 21 | | interest in housing-related issues; he is a member of numerous | 22 | | real estate organizations; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, The renaming event will be held on April 19, 2016; | 2 | | therefore, be it
| 3 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 4 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 5 | | congratulate Daniel L. Goodwin on the DuPage Airport Flight | 6 | | Center being re-named in his honor as the Daniel L. Goodwin | 7 | | Flight Center Building; and be it further
| 8 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 | | presented to Daniel Goodwin as an expression of our esteem and | 10 | | respect.
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