Full Text of HR0015 96th General Assembly
HR0015 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 |
| presented to William G. Grams as a symbol of our respect and | 22 |
| esteem.
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