Full Text of HR1327 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to commend Representative Christine | 4 | | Winger for her service to the State of Illinois; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Representative Winger, a lifelong resident of | 6 | | Illinois, was raised on the Northwest side of Chicago; she | 7 | | followed in the footsteps of her father, a police officer in | 8 | | Chicago, and committed to public service after she graduated | 9 | | from Illinois State University; prior to her election to the | 10 | | Illinois House of Representatives, she served as a City | 11 | | Councilman in Wood Dale for 11 years and tirelessly advocated | 12 | | for residents and small business owners; she was appointed | 13 | | Deputy Mayor of Wood Dale in 2013; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Representative Winger left local government to | 15 | | serve the State of Illinois and took office for the 45th | 16 | | Representative District of Illinois in 2014; with her | 17 | | professional experience as project manager at IBM and her work | 18 | | as a financial advisor, she served the communities of DuPage | 19 | | and Cook County for two terms and worked to improve the quality | 20 | | of life for families, including advocating for a better job | 21 | | climate to help businesses thrive; and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, A strong supporter of animal rights and welfare, |
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| 1 | | Representative Winger sponsored legislation to advocate for | 2 | | the humane treatment of animals, and, in 2018, she sponsored HB | 3 | | 5477 to increase transparency in animal shelters throughout | 4 | | Illinois and to promote better health and wellness for animals | 5 | | in shelters; to further advocate for the health and wellness of | 6 | | animals, she worked to promote SB2380, which prevented shelters | 7 | | from euthanizing animals; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Throughout her tenure in the House of | 9 | | Representatives, Representative Winger worked tirelessly to | 10 | | provide area residents with relief from the adverse effects of | 11 | | the airport noise and its flight patterns; she worked with the | 12 | | Illinois Environmental Protection Agency to conduct a study of | 13 | | the environmental effects of O'Hare Airport and even traveled | 14 | | to the White House to meet with the U.S. Department of | 15 | | Transportation and the Federal Aviation Administration; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Representative Winger was a strong supporter of | 17 | | veterans and worked in the House of Representatives to assist | 18 | | with the transition from military life to civilian life, | 19 | | advocated for better property tax rights, and also helped to | 20 | | increase the level of care within Veterans' Homes; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Representative Winger joined her colleagues in | 22 | | Cook County to oppose a pop tax that took effect in 2017 and | 23 | | stood in support of legislation to repeal it and the unfair |
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| 1 | | burden it placed on the constituents, businesses, and families | 2 | | in her District; standing alongside lawmakers at the State and | 3 | | local level, her continued support for a repeal successfully | 4 | | made the pop tax one of the shortest taxes in history when it | 5 | | was repealed on December 1, 2017; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Representative Winger has been a staunch | 7 | | supporter of local business and was a member of five local | 8 | | chambers: Wood Dale, Roselle, Bloomingdale, Carol Stream, and | 9 | | the Bartlett Area; in 2018, she was recognized as a Champion of | 10 | | Free Enterprise by the Illinois Chamber of Commerce; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Representative Winger fiercely supported the | 12 | | Time's Up movement and urged her colleagues in the House of | 13 | | Representatives to do the same; as a member of the House Sexual | 14 | | Harassment Task Force, she was a strong proponent of House | 15 | | Resolution 783, which urged a full investigation into an | 16 | | Illinois assembly plant owned by Ford Motor Company to put a | 17 | | stop to sexual harassment and to call for increased support for | 18 | | women in the workplace; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, An advocate for property tax reform, | 20 | | Representative Winger supported reform efforts in Springfield | 21 | | while also providing outreach and support to the constituents | 22 | | at home in the 45th District to help residents navigate the | 23 | | complex and confusing property tax system; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, To support better business practices, | 2 | | Representative Winger created HB3244, legislation to allow | 3 | | electronic document transfer to allow more effective | 4 | | communication between larger businesses, companies, and | 5 | | consumers; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Representative Winger worked to pass HB3251, | 7 | | legislation to prevent cyberstalking, electronic monitoring, | 8 | | and the use of spyware, to protect the privacy and safety of | 9 | | all citizens; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Representative Winger created an essential new | 11 | | law that ensured newborns receive bilateral hearing screenings | 12 | | within 30 days of birth, an instrumental advancement in early | 13 | | intervention to help children get the services they need to | 14 | | develop necessary language skills; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Serving as an advocate for the foster care system, | 16 | | Representative Winger worked to pass legislation to permit | 17 | | foster parents to make decisions about normal activities for | 18 | | their foster children; because of this change, children in | 19 | | foster care can spend the night at a friend's house or go to | 20 | | prom or get an after-school job; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, An active member of the community, Representative |
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| 1 | | Winger created a senior advisory council to gain insight into | 2 | | issues important to senior citizens in the area and to hold | 3 | | discussions about the issues facing Illinois; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Representative Winger enjoyed meeting students | 5 | | throughout her district during her summer reading program and | 6 | | at her Student Art Gallery, a spot in her district office where | 7 | | she proudly displayed the artwork from students at Westfield | 8 | | Middle School; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Representative Winger's dedication to the State | 10 | | of Illinois, its communities, and its people is commendable and | 11 | | made a difference in the lives of many; therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 13 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 14 | | commend Representative Christine Winger for her service to the | 15 | | State of Illinois, her neighbors, and friends in the 45th | 16 | | Representative District, and we wish her and her family the | 17 | | best as she moves on to a new chapter in her life; and be it | 18 | | further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to Representative Winger as an expression of our | 21 | | esteem and respect.
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