Bill Text: IL HR0508 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Congratulates Bill Hood on the occasion of his retirement from American Airlines.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Passed) 2013-10-22 - Resolution Adopted [HR0508 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2013-HR0508-Introduced.html

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HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
Representatives wish to congratulate Bill Hood on the occasion
of his retirement as Managing Director of State and Local
Government Affairs for American Airlines; and
WHEREAS, Bill Hood began working for American Airlines in
1994 and, as Managing Director, worked with State and local
government authorities and community organizations on matters
concerning airline regulation, airport operations, and general
business matters in the Midwest; and
WHEREAS, Before joining American Airlines, Bill Hood
worked as a lawyer and, for a time, managed the municipal bond
investment banking division for Continental Bank in Chicago; he
also served on the staff of the U.S. Senate Committee on Aging
and worked as a journalist, winning several awards for
investigative journalism; and
WHEREAS, Bill Hood has served on the boards of numerous
business, cultural, and social service organizations; he was a
trustee for Columbia College Chicago from 1988 through 2012 and
its chairman from 2001 through 2005; he has served as a trustee
for the Museum of Contemporary Art since 1998, as a board
member of the Museum of Contemporary Photography since 1995 and

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as its chairperson, as a director of the Chicago Area Project
since 1977 and as its chairperson, as a trustee for the Chicago
Shakespeare Theater since 2001, as a member of several
affiliate groups of the Art Institute of Chicago, as a member
of the National Committee of the American Friends of Versailles
since 2008, as a member of the Chicago Historical Society
Making History Awards Committee, as a member of the Great Lakes
Dredge and Philharmonic Society, as a trustee for the Chicago
Zoological Society (Brookfield Zoo) since 2011, as a trustee
for the Grant Park Symphony Orchestra since 2011, as a trustee
for Alliance Francaise, and as a member of the Chicagoland
Chamber of Commerce, including service as president and
treasurer of its Political Action Committee and on its
Government Relations Committee; and
WHEREAS, Bill Hood is a member of the Sangamo Club in
Springfield, the Racquet Club in Chicago, and the Lotos Club in
New York; and
WHEREAS, Bill Hood's previous affiliations also include
service as a director of the Landmarks Preservation Council of
Illinois, as an emeritus director of Lawyers for the Creative
Arts, as a director of the James Jordan Foundation Boys & Girls
Club, as a director of the Chicago Chapter of the
Mexican-American Chamber of Commerce, as a director and
chairperson of the Law School Fund for Northwestern University

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School of Law, and as chairperson of the State and Local
Affairs Committee for the Air Transport Association; and
WHEREAS, Bill Hood and his wife, Vicki, reside in Chicago
and have 2 sons; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
we congratulate Bill Hood on his retirement as the Managing
Director of State and Local Government Affairs for American
Airlines; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to Bill Hood as an expression of our esteem and
respect.