Full Text of HR1528 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to honor our
esteemed colleague, | 4 | | State Representative Jack D. Franks, on his 18 years as a | 5 | | member of the
Illinois General Assembly and thank him for his | 6 | | dedicated service to our State and his
community; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Representative Franks was born and raised in | 8 | | McHenry County, where he and his
wife, Debby, chose to raise | 9 | | their sons, Sam and Henry, first near Woodstock then returning | 10 | | to
his hometown of Marengo; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Representative Franks sought to give back to the | 12 | | community he loves by entering
public service; he won his first | 13 | | election to the House of Representatives in November of 1998 by
| 14 | | just 138 votes, becoming the first Democrat to win a major | 15 | | office in McHenry County in nearly
20 years; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Representative Franks has served as a steady and | 17 | | forceful voice for McHenry
County taxpayers and their values, | 18 | | demanding a more responsible, efficient, and ethical
| 19 | | government; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, Representative Franks has worked with Democrats | 21 | | and Republicans in pursuit of
bipartisan compromise; his work |
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| 1 | | with colleagues from throughout the State has resulted in
| 2 | | positive reforms for the people of McHenry County and Illinois, | 3 | | including laws that empower
voters to consolidate unnecessary | 4 | | and duplicative units of local government, hold corporations
| 5 | | accountable for use of taxpayer dollars, and help elderly | 6 | | residents purchase expensive
prescription drugs at lower | 7 | | costs; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Always mindful of the needs of his local | 9 | | communities, Representative Franks continuously fought
for | 10 | | schools and roads in McHenry County, including working to | 11 | | secure grants for library and
school construction, and funds to | 12 | | improve major arteries such as U.S. Route 14 and Illinois
| 13 | | Routes 47 and 173; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Representative Franks constantly fought for good | 15 | | government, accountability, and
transparency as Chairman of | 16 | | the House State Government Administration Committee, where he
| 17 | | thoroughly vetted legislation while working to streamline | 18 | | State government and holding government
officials of both | 19 | | political parties accountable; he initiated and spearheaded | 20 | | the efforts to impeach
former Gov. Rod Blagojevich and helped | 21 | | to pass landmark ethics reforms; and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, Many in McHenry County have proudly displayed the
| 23 | | congratulatory certificates Representative Franks would |
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| 1 | | present to honor roll students from local
elementary schools | 2 | | and high schools; he sought to acknowledge students for
their | 3 | | success outside of the classroom with his "A For Effort" | 4 | | awards; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Representative Franks will depart the Illinois | 6 | | General Assembly to continue his
public service as the first | 7 | | popularly elected Chairman of the McHenry County Board; | 8 | | therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 10 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 11 | | congratulate and honor State Representative Jack D. Franks for | 12 | | his dedicated service as a member of the Illinois House of | 13 | | Representatives; and be it further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to Representative Franks as an
expression of our | 16 | | respect, esteem, and best wishes in his future endeavors.
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