Bill Text: IL SR1053 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Honors Sen. Carole Pankau on her 20 years of service in the General Assembly.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2013-01-03 - Resolution Adopted [SR1053 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-SR1053-Introduced.html

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SENATE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Senator Carole Pankau has represented the
citizens of DuPage County, Illinois, with distinction in the
General Assembly for 20 years; and
WHEREAS, Senator Pankau has served with honor in the Senate
since 2005, after 6 terms in the House of Representatives; and
WHEREAS, Senator Pankau's priorities have always been
those of the people she represents, and she has served as an
advocate for taxpayers, families, and seniors; and
WHEREAS, Senator Pankau became a lawmaker to make the State
of Illinois a better place to live, bringing State government
from the marble halls of the Capitol back home to the
communities of DuPage County; and
WHEREAS, During her time in Springfield, Senator Pankau has
fought for common-sense fiscal policy changes within the
State's Medicaid program and served on Medicaid task forces
geared toward ending the State's backlog of Medicaid bills
while cutting fraud and waste; and
WHEREAS, Senator Pankau has sponsored laws providing
transparency for State contracts and ease of public access

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through State websites; and
WHEREAS, Senator Pankau has always fought for the rights of
Illinois' senior citizens through sponsorship of
senior-related bills ranging from legislation that eased
banking transactions to property tax assistance for seniors;
and
WHEREAS, Senator Pankau has served as Republican
Spokesperson for the Senate Commerce Committee, helping to
guide public policy that impacted small businesses, business
competitiveness and innovation, and consumer protection; and
WHEREAS, Senator Pankau was selected to serve as Senate
Republican Whip from 2009 to 2011; and
WHEREAS, Senator Pankau also served as a member of the
Senate Energy Committee, the Senate Environment Committee, the
Senate Public Health Committee, the Senate State Government and
Veterans' Affairs Committee, co-chair of the Legislative
Printing Unit Board, a member of the Deficit Reduction
Committee, the Local Government Consolidation Commission, the
Legislative Research Unit Board, the Commission to the
Elimination of Poverty, and the Obesity Prevention Initiative;
and

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WHEREAS, Senator Pankau has served as the co-chair of the
Conference of Women Legislators; and
WHEREAS, A number of local and State organizations have
honored Senator Pankau for her efforts in the General Assembly,
including the Illinois Chamber of Commerce, the Illinois Farm
Bureau, the Suburban Mayors Action Coalition, the Management
Association of Illinois, the Illinois Federation for Right to
Life Inc., the Illinois Coalition for Competitive
Telecommunications, the National Federation of Independent
Business, the Illinois Association for Marriage and Family
Therapy, the Illinois Mechanical & Specialty Contractors'
Association, the American Cancer Society, the Respiratory
Health Association of Metropolitan Chicago, Lutheran Child &
Family Services of Illinois, the Coalition for Comprehensive
Telecommunications, the Illinois Optometric Association, the
Employment Law Council of Illinois, A.B.A.T.E, the Illinois
Association of Park Districts, the DuPage County Farm Bureau,
the Village of Schaumburg, DeVry University, the Life Services
Network, and the R.Ed.I. Arts and Education Foundation; and
WHEREAS, Senator Pankau has been involved in many civic
organizations, including the Bloomingdale Republican Women's
Club, the Illinois Federation of Republican Women, the National
Order of Women Legislators, the Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority, Purdue
University, the Bank of Itasca Business Advisory Board, and the

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First Suburban National Bank Business Advisory Board; and
WHEREAS, Senator Pankau has been involved in local Chambers
of Commerce, including Addison, Bloomingdale, Carol Stream,
Elmhurst, Glendale Heights, Lombard, Roselle, Villa Park,
Wheaton, Winfield, and Wood Dale; and
WHEREAS, Senator Pankau served as a DuPage County Board
member for 8 years; and
WHEREAS, Senator Pankau served as a Keeneyville School
District 20 Board member for 8 years; and
WHEREAS, For 18 years, Senator Pankau served as a
Bloomingdale Township Republican Organization Precinct 51
Committeeman; and
WHEREAS, Senator Pankau served on the DuPage County Board
of Health for 4 years and the DuPage Housing Authority for 4
years; and
WHEREAS, Senator Pankau has served on the Historic
Preservation Commission since 2006; and
WHEREAS, Since 1992, Senator Pankau has hosted the "In
Focus" cable TV Program; and

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WHEREAS, Senator Pankau spent 18 years as a small-business
owner and manager; in 1976, Senator Pankau, together with her
husband, John, opened Bloomingdale Carriage Shop and Aaron's
Towing; during difficult times, Senator Pankau often climbed
into the driver's seat and drove the tow trucks herself; and
WHEREAS, Senator Pankau was born August 13, 1947, in
Valparaiso, Indiana; and
WHEREAS, Senator Pankau earned a bachelor's of science
degree in accounting from the University of Illinois; and
WHEREAS, Senator Pankau and her husband, John, have been
married since 1966 and have 4 children and 11 grandchildren;
and
WHEREAS, In her 20 years as a lawmaker, Senator Pankau has
represented her constituents in Springfield with determination
and class, earning the respect and admiration of her colleagues
on both sides of the aisle; and
WHEREAS, Lawmakers and staff alike know and appreciate
Senator Pankau for her energy, boundless enthusiasm for
community service, and her easy-going, cheerful nature;
therefore, be it

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RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Senator
Carole Pankau on her retirement from the Illinois General
Assembly after 20 years of honorable and dedicated service; and
be it further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to Senator Pankau with our friendship, our gratitude
for her hard work, and our best wishes for her future
endeavors.