Bill Text: IL SR1050 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Senator Dan Cronin on his retirement.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2010-11-18 - Resolution Adopted [SR1050 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-SR1050-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, Senator Dan Cronin has represented the citizens of | ||||||
3 | the State of Illinois, in particular DuPage and Cook Counties, | ||||||
4 | for nearly 20 years; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Senator Dan Cronin has served with honor in the | ||||||
6 | Illinois Senate since 1993, after serving one term in the | ||||||
7 | Illinois House of Representatives; and
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8 | WHEREAS, Senator Cronin was the Chairman of the Senate | ||||||
9 | Education Committee for 8 years and was Minority Spokesman for | ||||||
10 | 8 years; in addition, he served on a number of important Senate | ||||||
11 | committees, including Higher Education, Labor, Public Health, | ||||||
12 | Judiciary Civil Law, Pensions and Investments, Commerce and | ||||||
13 | Development, and Telecommunications and Technology; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Senator Cronin is esteemed for his strong | ||||||
15 | commitment to education, making it a top priority during his | ||||||
16 | time in the General Assembly and securing millions of dollars | ||||||
17 | for new construction and renovation of Illinois schools; and
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18 | WHEREAS, Senator Cronin successfully sponsored the | ||||||
19 | landmark 1999 legislation creating the Tuition Tax Credit for | ||||||
20 | education expenses for parents; and
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1 | WHEREAS, His dedication to Illinois schoolchildren led to | ||||||
2 | his role as the chief sponsor and a key negotiator of the | ||||||
3 | groundbreaking Chicago School Reform legislation in 1995, | ||||||
4 | which became a national model for helping failing school | ||||||
5 | systems by demanding local accountability as well as improved | ||||||
6 | standards for teachers, administrators, and students; and
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7 | WHEREAS, Senator Cronin has been a strong advocate for new | ||||||
8 | approaches to public education, co-sponsoring legislation to | ||||||
9 | provide school vouchers to children in Chicago's most | ||||||
10 | under-performing and over-crowded schools, advancing measures | ||||||
11 | expanding charter schools in Illinois, establishing teacher | ||||||
12 | certification alternatives to expedite the hiring of new, more | ||||||
13 | qualified teachers, and developing a new system of teacher | ||||||
14 | re-certification that required teaching professionals to | ||||||
15 | engage in professional development; and
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16 | WHEREAS, He has advanced bills to address the issue of | ||||||
17 | teacher shortages and create teacher mentoring programs in | ||||||
18 | order to bring the best and brightest teachers to at-risk | ||||||
19 | students in Illinois' most struggling schools; and
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20 | WHEREAS, Senator Cronin has consistently been a strong | ||||||
21 | voice for Illinois' employers, leading the charge on landmark | ||||||
22 | eminent domain legislation to ensure that property owners are | ||||||
23 | fairly reimbursed for relocations and legal expenses; and
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1 | WHEREAS, As a lifelong resident of DuPage County, Senator | ||||||
2 | Cronin has always worked hard to protect the families in the | ||||||
3 | western suburbs of Chicago; and
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4 | WHEREAS, His staunch advocacy for tax relief led him to | ||||||
5 | push for landmark tax cap legislation that extended property | ||||||
6 | tax caps to Cook County homeowners, while also advancing | ||||||
7 | property tax caps for senior citizens and veterans; and
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8 | WHEREAS, He has been a consistent vote against higher taxes | ||||||
9 | on families and small businesses, supporting the Tax | ||||||
10 | Accountability Act to require a 3/5 majority vote by the | ||||||
11 | General Assembly to increase taxes; and
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12 | WHEREAS, Senator Cronin's experience as a former DuPage | ||||||
13 | County Assistant State's Attorney has led him to be a vocal | ||||||
14 | advocate and sponsor of tough, effective law enforcement | ||||||
15 | legislation; and
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16 | WHEREAS, He has sponsored legislation cracking down on gang | ||||||
17 | crimes and drunk driving, imposing tougher penalties for | ||||||
18 | violent crimes, introducing anti-terrorism measures, and | ||||||
19 | advancing truth-in-sentencing laws; and
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20 | WHEREAS, His concern for the safety and welfare of Illinois |
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1 | children led him to sponsor laws that improved security at | ||||||
2 | schools, protected children and women from domestic violence, | ||||||
3 | strengthened teen driving laws, and advanced the first | ||||||
4 | legislation to address aggressive behavior in students, | ||||||
5 | including bullying; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Senator Cronin recognized the growing problem of | ||||||
7 | identity theft and was a lead sponsor on a bill eliminating the | ||||||
8 | statute of limitations for this crime and supported legislation | ||||||
9 | requiring businesses to notify Illinois consumers if their | ||||||
10 | personal information is compromised; and
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11 | WHEREAS, As a loving parent who understands the importance | ||||||
12 | of a stable family, and touched by the "Baby Richard" adoption | ||||||
13 | case, Senator Cronin led the way for legislation designed to | ||||||
14 | bring peace of mind to adoptive parents and protect the | ||||||
15 | interests of the child; and
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16 | WHEREAS, For many years Senator Cronin has fought for | ||||||
17 | autistic children and their families, working hard to ensure | ||||||
18 | that they receive the best care possible and have the | ||||||
19 | opportunity to learn and grow as individuals in the community; | ||||||
20 | and
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21 | WHEREAS, He co-sponsored the Family Care Bill to allow | ||||||
22 | employees to take leave from work to care for family members in |
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1 | need; and
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2 | WHEREAS, He has been a strong supporter of good government | ||||||
3 | reforms, leading the charge on recall legislation to permit | ||||||
4 | voters to remove elected officials from public office, as well | ||||||
5 | as measures to limit contributions to political campaigns and | ||||||
6 | increase transparency in Illinois State government; and
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7 | WHEREAS, His long legislative career has been marked by | ||||||
8 | numerous honors, including Crain's Chicago Business "Forty | ||||||
9 | Under 40" and recognition from local, State, and national | ||||||
10 | organizations representing such diverse interests as economic | ||||||
11 | development, education, environmental protection, veterans, | ||||||
12 | and health care; and
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13 | WHEREAS, Senator Cronin graduated from Northwestern | ||||||
14 | University and Loyola University Law School; and
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15 | WHEREAS, In addition to his work as a lawmaker, Senator | ||||||
16 | Cronin is a partner in the law firm of Power & Cronin, Ltd. and | ||||||
17 | is a life-long member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic | ||||||
18 | parish; and
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19 | WHEREAS, He is proud to sit on the Boards of Directors of | ||||||
20 | the Ray Graham Association for People with Disabilities, the | ||||||
21 | Joseph Academy, Fenwick High School, and the DuPage Business |
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1 | Advisory Council, among others; and
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2 | WHEREAS, As a lawmaker, Senator Cronin's priorities have | ||||||
3 | always been those of the people he represents, better schools | ||||||
4 | for our children, public safety, property tax relief and | ||||||
5 | improving the quality of life for the people of his district; | ||||||
6 | and
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7 | WHEREAS, With his retirement, Senator Cronin leaves to | ||||||
8 | begin a new journey as DuPage County Board Chairman, with the | ||||||
9 | support of his family, his wife, Juliann, and their four | ||||||
10 | children, Elizabeth, Sarah, Grace, and Danny; therefore, be it
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11 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | ||||||
12 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we thank Dan Cronin for | ||||||
13 | his many years of dedicated service to the people of Illinois | ||||||
14 | and honor him with this resolution; and be it further
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15 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this preamble and | ||||||
16 | resolution be presented to Dan Cronin with our best wishes for | ||||||
17 | his future endeavors.
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