Bill Text: IL HR1381 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Honors Rep. Chris Nybo on his time in the General Assembly.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2013-01-08 - Resolution Adopted [HR1381 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-HR1381-Introduced.html

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HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
Representatives are pleased to honor Representative Chris Nybo
on his time in the General Assembly and his commitment to the
people of his district; and
WHEREAS, Representative Nybo was born in Elmhurst and is a
lifelong resident of the western suburbs; he graduated from
Fenwick High School, Dartmouth College (Phi Beta Kappa and
summa cum laude), and the University of Chicago Law School; he
is an active supporter of the Ray Graham Association for People
With Disabilities, the York Senior Center, Elmhurst Youth
Baseball, and Immaculate Conception Parish, and was selected as
a Harry S. Truman Scholar by the United States Government; and
WHEREAS, Representative Nybo first served as an Elmhurst
alderman; while on the council, he exercised consistent
leadership in supporting ongoing economic development efforts,
including a new commuter/shopping parking deck in downtown
Elmhurst, $1 million of infrastructure improvements to a
neighborhood business district, and the new Elmhurst Memorial
Hospital; and
WHEREAS, Representative Nybo effectively worked with
colleagues to demand more disciplined spending, eliminate

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structural budget deficits, and keep property taxes low; and
WHEREAS, Representative Nybo completed his term on the
council serving as vice-chairman of the Public Affairs & Safety
Committee, where he successfully initiated numerous traffic
safety improvements; and
WHEREAS, While in the General Assembly, Representative
Nybo served on the Mass Transit committee, the Consumer
Protection committee, the Environment and Energy committee,
the Transportation and Tollway Oversight committees, and was
also appointed to the Select Committee on Discipline on
Representative Derreck Smith; and
WHEREAS, Representative Nybo was chief sponsor to several
significant pieces of legislation during his tenure, including
the School Epi-pen Bill, which allows school nurses to
administer lifesaving epinephrine to students having severe
allergic reactions, and the banning of self-promotion of
elected officials on state funded billboards, both of which
were signed into law last summer; he also supported a balanced
budget and meaningful pension reform measures; and
WHEREAS, Representative Nybo professionally is a lawyer,
assisting small and large businesses on a variety of employment
matters and has been honored on the 2011 and 2010 Illinois

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Rising Stars list featuring outstanding young lawyers in the
State of Illinois; and
WHEREAS, Representative Nybo currently lives in Elmhurst
with his wife, Faye and their 3 children, Connor (6), Olivia
(4), and Allison (1); they are active members of Immaculate
Conception Parish; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
we honor Representative Chris Nybo on his time in the General
Assembly and his commitment to the people of his district; and
be it further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to Representative Nybo as an expression of our
deepest sympathy.