Bill Text: IL HR1357 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Congratulates Jeffrey Berman on his service to the Village of Buffalo Grove.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Passed) 2019-01-07 - Resolution Adopted [HR1357 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2017-HR1357-Introduced.html

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HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
Representatives wish to congratulate Jeffrey Berman on his 30
years of distinguished service to the Village of Buffalo Grove;
and
WHEREAS, Jeffrey Berman served as a dedicated member of the
Buffalo Grove Plan Commission for nearly a decade prior to
becoming a Village Trustee; during his time on the Plan
Commission, he facilitated the controlled and deliberate
growth of the community; and
WHEREAS, Jeffrey Berman was first elected to the Buffalo
Grove Village Board in 1999; he uninterruptedly served until
his retirement, making him Buffalo Grove's longest-serving
trustee; during his tenure, he was the Chairman of the Village
Zoning Ordinance Review Committee from 2000 until 2002; he
leveraged his years of professional expertise through his
longstanding appointments as the Village Board's liaison for
legal and transportation policy issues; he further served as
the Village President Pro Tem from 2011 until his retirement;
and
WHEREAS, Jeffrey Berman dedicated a great deal of his
career in public service to ensuring that all residents of

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Buffalo Grove had access to quality transportation; this
steadfast work included his service as the Vice Chairman, Board
of Directors, Citizens to Protect Quality of Life Through
Better Transportation from 1999 until 2004; he was the Village
Representative to the Lake County Transportation Improvement
Project from 1999 until 2003; he served on the Metropolitan
Mayors' Caucus Transportation Task Force as a Representative of
the Lake County Municipal League from 2002 until 2004 and is a
current member of the Board of Directors of the Lake County
Transportation Alliance; he represented Lake County from 2010
until 2013 as a member of the Metra Citizens Advisory Board and
also served as Chairman from 2001 until 2013; and
WHEREAS, Since 2000, Jeffrey Berman has proudly given his
time and energy as the Village's Team Captain for the American
Cancer Society's Relay for Life; and
WHEREAS, Jeffrey Berman, an attorney with a nationwide
practice in complex commercial litigation, has been a resident
of Buffalo Grove since 1988; he and his wife, Jane, are the
parents of two daughters, Laura and Claire; he earned a
Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting with Honors in 1984
from the University of Illinois and a Juris Doctorate from the
University of Illinois College of Law in 1987, where he served
as an associate editor of the Law Review; therefore, be it

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RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
congratulate Jeffrey Berman on his years of humble and faithful
service to the Village of Buffalo Grove, as well as his role as
an inspiration for all those who seek to make their communities
stronger and more vibrant; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to Jeffrey Berman as an expression of our esteem and
respect.