Bill Text: IL HR1383 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Congratulates Representative Franco Coladipietro on his distinguished service to Illinois' Legislative District 45 and the people of the State of Illinois.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2013-01-08 - Resolution Adopted [HR1383 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-HR1383-Introduced.html

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HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
Representatives wish to congratulate Representative Franco
Coladipietro on his distinguished service to Illinois'
Legislative District 45 and the people of the State of
Illinois; and
WHEREAS, Representative Coladipietro has served in the
Illinois House with honor and distinction; and
WHEREAS, Representative Coladipietro was born on June 13,
1968; he earned his bachelor's degree in finance from Northern
Illinois University in 1990 and his Juris Doctorate from the
John Marshall Law School in 1993; and
WHEREAS, Representative Coladipietro was admitted to the
Illinois Bar Association in 1993 and the New York Bar
Association in 1996; and
WHEREAS, Representative Coladipietro joined the law firm
of Amari & Locallo in 1995; he is currently the managing
partner of the firm's Bloomingdale office; and
WHEREAS, Representative Coladipietro is married to his
wife, Amy, and has a son, Joey, and a daughter, Alyssa; and

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WHEREAS, Representative Coladipietro was first elected to
the Illinois House in 2007; he has subsequently been re-elected
twice, representing the people of the DuPage County communities
of Addison, Bloomingdale, Carol Stream, Glen Ellyn, Glendale
Heights, Itasca, Medinah, Roselle, Wheaton, and Winfield; and
WHEREAS, Representative Coladipietro has served with
distinction on the Financial Institutions committee as the
Republican Spokesperson; he has also served on the Legislative
Ethics committee, the International Trade & Commerce
committee, the Business Occupational Licenses committee, the
Public Utilities committee, the Aging committee, the Homeland
Security and Emergency Preparedness committee, the
Judiciary-Civil Law committee, the Least Cost Power
Procurement committee, the Prison Reform committee, the
Registration and Regulation committee, and the Bio-Technology
committee; and
WHEREAS, Representative Coladipietro is an avid runner of
5K races and has promoted healthy lifestyle initiatives in his
legislative district; and
WHEREAS, Representative Coladipietro has been a fierce
advocate for public safety issues and was the chief sponsor of
House Bill 975 of the 95th General Assembly, which provides for

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victims of crimes to be notified when prisoners are released
from incarceration; the bill received unanimous House and
Senate support and was signed into law as Public Act 95-0317;
and
WHEREAS, Representative Coladipietro played an important
role in the impeachment of former Governor Rod Blagojevich by
serving as a co-sponsor of the resolution that created the
Special Investigative Committee to investigate the conduct of
the former governor and as a co-sponsor of the resolution to
impeach Rod Blagojevich; and
WHEREAS, During his 6-year tenure in the Illinois House,
Representative Coladipietro served as the Chief House Sponsor
of several other meaningful Public Acts that have benefited the
constituents of District 45 and the people of the State of
Illinois; and
WHEREAS, Representative Coladipietro has made other
innumerable contributions to the public good through his
generous contributions to the Bloomingdale Chamber of Commerce
Scholarship Fund and the "50 Men Who Cook" annual fundraiser,
and through his extensive civic and volunteer involvement and
service on the Boards of Directors for the DuPage County Area
Project, Inc., the Glen Oaks Hospital Foundation, and as an
active member of the Bloomingdale, Carol Stream, Roselle,

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Glendale Heights, and Wheaton Chambers of Commerce; and
WHEREAS, Representative Coladipietro has received numerous
awards and recognitions, including the Business Ledger's
Today's Young Executive Award, the Law Bulletin Publishing
Company's Top Forty Lawyers Under Forty Award, the Illinois Bar
Association's Young Lawyer of the Year, the Bloomingdale
Chamber of Commerce's Rookie of the Year, the John Marshall Law
School Alumni Distinguished Service Award, the DuPage County
Friend of Agriculture Award, and the Illinois Bar Association's
Board of Governors and Community Service Awards; therefore, be
it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
we wish Representative Coladipietro all the best in his future
endeavors and congratulate him on a job well done in the
General Assembly; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to Representative Coladipietro, his wife, and his
children as an expression of our esteem and respect for our
colleague and friend.