Bill Text: IL SR1567 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Mourns the passing of former State Senator Maggie Crotty.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2021-01-13 - Resolution Adopted [SR1567 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-SR1567-Introduced.html

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SENATE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
learn of the death of former State Senator Mary Margaret
"Maggie" Crotty, who passed away on November 5, 2020; and
WHEREAS, Senator Crotty was born in Chicago and graduated
from Mercy High School; and
WHEREAS, Senator Crotty began her career in public service
as a member of the District 145 school board in 1978 and served
as board president from 1986 to 1993; and
WHEREAS, Senator Crotty served as a development
coordinator in the Cook County Region for Infinite Southwest
and the Southwest Cook County Cooperative for Special
Education; and
WHEREAS, Senator Crotty continued serving her community on
the District 228 Strategic Planning Committee and the
Educational Foundation; and
WHEREAS, Senator Crotty began her legislative career as a
State Representative and served from 1996 to 2002; she focused
on education issues, senior advocacy, and consumer
protections; and

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WHEREAS, Senator Crotty sought and won election to the
Illinois State Senate in 2002 and served until 2013, where she
made it her mission to continue to help children, seniors, and
families; and
WHEREAS, During her tenure in the General Assembly, Senator
Crotty fought to maintain and improve critical State services,
including human services and public safety, with an emphasis on
seniors and Illinois veterans; and
WHEREAS, Senator Crotty demonstrated that education was
the top priority of her legislative agenda by sponsoring
initiatives to boost the State's share of education funding and
to allow Illinois residents to rehabilitate their defaulted
student loans; and
WHEREAS, Senator Crotty passed the Silver Alert system in
Illinois that permits law enforcement to provide alerts for
missing or abducted seniors and disabled persons, similar to
the Amber Alert for children; and
WHEREAS, Senator Crotty waged a successful battle to close
the Suburban Cook County Regional Office of Education, which
was reckoning with allegations of corruption; and

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WHEREAS, Senator Crotty was always a vocal proponent of
health and human services; she served as a lead advocate in
requiring insurance companies to cover treatment for children
with congenital or genetic disorders and increased the State's
understanding of children with disabilities; and
WHEREAS, Senator Crotty served on and led numerous
committees in the General Assembly, including serving as
chairperson of the Elections Committee, as vice-chairperson of
the Local Government Committee, and as co-chairperson for the
Joint Committee on Administrative Rules; she also served as a
member of the Higher Education Committee, the Labor Committee,
the Revenue Committee, the Joint Commission on Government
Reform, the Executive Committee, the Executive Appointments
Committee, the State Government and Veteran Affairs Committee,
the Environment Committee, the Health & Human Services
Committee, and the Licensed Activities Committee; and
WHEREAS, Senator Crotty also worked with many local
organizations to improve the quality of life for the region and
its citizens, including membership in many Chambers of Commerce
and Kiwanis Clubs and as a member of the Oak Forest Civil
Service Commission; and
WHEREAS, Senator Crotty was the recipient of many awards
for outstanding service to her community and the citizens of

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Illinois, including the Theresa Roedl Memorial Award for
Volunteerism in 1988, the Outstanding Freshman Legislator of
the Year for the Illinois Health Care Association in 1997, and
numerous other awards from organizations across the State; and
WHEREAS, Senator Crotty was a dedicated, committed public
servant and an even better person; she might have appeared as a
nice, sweet grandmother, treating strangers as if they had been
friends for years, but she was a skilled politician who had an
instinct like no other; she worked tirelessly to help lift
others, from local service agencies serving the homeless to
senior citizens; her legacy and accomplishments, as well as
warm memories of her positive attitude and endless energy, will
last; and
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois State Senate
appreciate everything former State Senator Maggie Crotty
accomplished for the 19th Senate District, the Southland, and
the State of Illinois; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
former State Senator Mary Margaret "Maggie" Crotty and extend
our sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who
knew and loved her; and be it further

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RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to the family of Senator Crotty as an expression of
our deepest sympathy.