Bill Text: IL HR1023 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Cook County Commissioner Peter Silvestri for his decades of public service.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-01-04 - Resolution Adopted [HR1023 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-HR1023-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
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3 | Representatives wish to congratulate Commissioner Peter
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4 | Silvestri on the occasion of his retirement as commissioner of
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5 | Cook County; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Peter Silvestri became the youngest member of a
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7 | school board in the State when he was elected to District 401
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8 | in 1977 at age 20, beginning his esteemed career of public
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9 | service; and
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10 | WHEREAS, Peter Silvestri received his bachelor's degree in
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11 | Political Science from DePaul University and earned his Juris
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12 | Doctorate from DePaul College of Law; and
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13 | WHEREAS, After earning his J.D., Peter Silvestri worked | ||||||
14 | for
the Illinois Department of Labor, the Illinois Department | ||||||
15 | of
Employment Security, and the Secretary of State in multiple
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16 | roles; and
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17 | WHEREAS, In 1989, Peter Silvestri was elected president of
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18 | the Village of Elmwood Park and served in this position for 24
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19 | years, accomplishing an advanced agenda with conservative
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20 | spending and tax policies; and
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1 | WHEREAS, During Peter Silvestri's tenure as president, | ||||||
2 | Elmwood Park experienced record high property values and low | ||||||
3 | crime rates; he increased economic development opportunities, | ||||||
4 | renovated the Civic Center building, and built new parks, a | ||||||
5 | new aquatic center, a new public safety center, and a new | ||||||
6 | library; and
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7 | WHEREAS, Peter Silvestri was elected commissioner of the
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8 | 9th District of Cook County in 1994 and has served in that role
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9 | since then, representing Elmwood Park, Harwood Heights,
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10 | Norridge, Park Ridge, River Forest, River Grove, Rosemont,
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11 | parts of Glenview, Melrose Park, Morton Grove, Mount Prospect,
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12 | Prospect Heights, Schiller Park, unincorporated Maine, Norwood
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13 | Park Township, and parts of the northwest side of Chicago; and
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14 | WHEREAS, As commissioner, Peter Silvestri serves as
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15 | chairman of the Zoning and Building Committee, the Building
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16 | Ordinance Commission, and the Litigation and Forest Preserve
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17 | District Litigation Subcommittees; he serves as vice-chairman
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18 | of the Homeland Security and Regional Security Committee; and
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19 | WHEREAS, Peter Silvestri sits on additional committees as
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20 | a member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners and the | ||||||
21 | Forest
Preserve District; and
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22 | WHEREAS, In addition to his elected positions, Peter
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1 | Silvestri also served as director of the West Central | ||||||
2 | Municipal Conference until 2013 and president of the Leyden
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3 | Norwood Municipal League until 1994; and
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4 | WHEREAS, Peter Silvestri also serves as director of the
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5 | Italian American Political Coalition and served as a chairman
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6 | of St. Vincent Ferrer Parish Religious Education Board; and
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7 | WHEREAS, Peter Silvestri is a member of the River Grove
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8 | Moose, the Montclare Elmwood Park Lions, the Elmwood Park
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9 | Kiwanis, and the St. Vincent Ferrer Roman Catholic Parish; and
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10 | WHEREAS, Peter Silvestri has supported conservative
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11 | spending and controlled tax policies and actions, including
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12 | consistently opposing new taxes and stressing reform before
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13 | imposing more taxes; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Peter Silvestri supports greater public health
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15 | access, expanding forest preserves, and greater cooperation
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16 | between local and county governments; and
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17 | WHEREAS, Even with his years of success and accomplishment
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18 | in public service, Peter Silvestri considers his most
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19 | rewarding role to be that of being father to his son,
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20 | Christian; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Peter Silvestri has served Cook County and the | ||||||
2 | communities of the northwest side and northwest suburbs for
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3 | decades and has brought prosperity, thoughtfulness, and
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4 | efficacy to the offices in which he served; therefore, be it
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5 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
6 | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
7 | we congratulate Cook County Commissioner Peter Silvestri for
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8 | his decades of public service; and be it further
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9 | RESOLVED, That we wish Peter Silvestri the
best in his | ||||||
10 | retirement and a bright future, and we thank him
for his years | ||||||
11 | of service to Cook County and the State of
Illinois; and be it | ||||||
12 | further
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13 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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14 | presented to Peter Silvestri as an
expression of our esteem | ||||||
15 | and respect.
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