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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the 
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State of Illinois congratulate John S. Maxson on his new 
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position as President  and Chief Executive Officer of The 
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Greater North Michigan Avenue Association; and

 
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    WHEREAS, John Maxson most recently served as President of 
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the Illinois Coalition, a not-for-profit public-private 
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partnership with the mission to create and help Illinois-based 
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tech entrepreneurs grow their companies and by assisting the 
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State's universities and national labs; prior to joining the 
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Coalition in 2002, he held diverse  management  positions for 
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three decades at Commonwealth Edison (now Exelon Corporation), 
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including 11 years based in Washington, D.C. as the 
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corporation's government affairs manager; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The Greater North Michigan Avenue Association is 
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the community organization that represents and informs the many 
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and diverse interests within its geographical boundaries - 
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Randolph Street to North Avenue, Lake Michigan to the North 
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Branch Canal; the Association seeks to preserve, promote, and 
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enhance a vibrant, growing, and stable community, "The 
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Magnificent Mile",  by identifying, articulating, and serving 
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the needs of membership; the commercial area the Association 
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represents is world-renowned as a destination of choice for its 
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vibrant mix of high-end retail brands, commercial 
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developments, business headquarters, and residential living; 
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and

 
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    WHEREAS, John Maxson has been active on the Men's Council 
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at the Museum of Contemporary Art, the Chicago Chapter of the 
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American Nuclear Society, the Boy Scouts of America, the Hugh 
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O'Brien Youth Foundation, the Chicago Jaycees, and other 
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professional and social organizations; and

 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, John Maxson is a graduate of MacMurray College and 
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the Northwestern University Graduate School of Management; he 
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and  his wife, Jennifer, have two adult children; therefore, be 
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it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
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we congratulate John S. Maxson and wish him well in his new 
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position; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to John S. Maxson as an expression of our esteem.