Full Text of HR0190 95th General Assembly
HR0190 95TH 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 honor Peter Silvestri on | 4 |
| receiving the PACA Award from the Italian American Political | 5 |
| Coalition; and
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| WHEREAS, Peter N. Silvestri was elected to the Cook County | 7 |
| Board of Commissioners on November 8, 1994, and is currently | 8 |
| serving his fourth term; he has supported conservative spending | 9 |
| and controlled tax policies and actions and has consistently | 10 |
| opposed new taxes, stressing a need to reform practices before | 11 |
| imposing additional taxation; he supports greater access to | 12 |
| public health, expansion of forest preserves, especially in | 13 |
| Chicago and nearby suburbs, and greater cooperation between | 14 |
| local and county governments; and
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| WHEREAS, He has been recognized by the Cook County Police | 16 |
| Memorial Foundation for his work towards building a monument to | 17 |
| fallen police officers from throughout the county; he serves as | 18 |
| Chairman of the Zoning and Building Committee and Litigation | 19 |
| Subcommittee, and is vice-chairman of more committees than any | 20 |
| other commissioner, serving on the Contract Compliance, | 21 |
| Environmental Control, Provident Hospital, Stroger Hospital, | 22 |
| Human Relations, Law Enforcement, Legislation and | 23 |
| Intergovernmental Affairs, Building and Forest Preserve Real |
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| Estate Committees; in addition, he is a member of the | 2 |
| Construction, Finance, Public Health, Health and Hospitals, | 3 |
| Family Court, Roads and Bridges, Rules, Land Management, Forest | 4 |
| Preserve Annexation and Brookfield Zoo Committees;
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| WHEREAS, He was elected to the newly created ninth district | 6 |
| which includes the far northwest side of the City of Chicago, | 7 |
| the City of Park Ridge, the Villages of River Forest, Elmwood | 8 |
| Park, River Grove, Rosemont, Norridge, Harwood Heights, and | 9 |
| portions of Oak Park, Melrose Park, Niles, Morton Grove, | 10 |
| Schiller Park and unincorporated Norwood Park
and Maine | 11 |
| Townships;
he is president of the village of Elmwood Park, | 12 |
| serving since May 1, 1989; and
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| WHEREAS, During his terms as village president, Mr. | 14 |
| Silvestri has stressed a progressive agenda with a conservative | 15 |
| spending and tax policy; the Village has experienced record | 16 |
| high property values, record low crime rates, economic | 17 |
| development, new parks, increased recreation, a new pool, | 18 |
| public safety center, and library; Mr. Silvestri's other past | 19 |
| service includes being a former village trustee, member and | 20 |
| president of the Elmwood Park Board of Education, Elmwood Park | 21 |
| Zoning Board, Elmwood Park Civic Foundation, Norwood Park | 22 |
| Senior Home Board of Directors, chairman of the St. Vincent | 23 |
| Ferrer Religious Education Advisory Board, and past president | 24 |
| of the West Central Municipal Conference and Leyden Norwood |
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| Park Municipal League; he currently serves as a member of the | 2 |
| Metropolitan Mayors Caucus, an association of 128 communities; | 3 |
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| WHEREAS, A graduate of DePaul University and its Law | 5 |
| School, Peter Silvestri is a licensed attorney; he states that | 6 |
| his most rewarding role is that of father to his son Christian, | 7 |
| 12 years old; the Silvestris belong to St. Vincent Ferrer | 8 |
| parish in River Forest; and
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| WHEREAS, Peter Silvestri will receive the PACA Award from | 10 |
| the Italian American Political Coalition on March 28, 2007; | 11 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 13 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 14 |
| congratulate Peter Silvestri on receiving the PACA Award from | 15 |
| the Italian American Political Coalition; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 |
| presented to Peter Silvestri as a symbol of our respect.
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