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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to honor Donald Storino and his
4 work with the West Central Municipal Conference and the West
5 Cook County Solid Waste Agency; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Mr. Storino has been active in local and State
7 government for over 10 years; he served as the Executive
8 Director of both the West Central Municipal Conference (WCMC)
9 and the West Cook County Solid Waste Agency; these two
10 organizations cover 200 square miles, have a population of over
11 565,000 residents, and include 36 municipalities, several
12 townships in Western Cook County, Brookfield Zoo, and Triton
13 College; and
 
14     WHEREAS, Mr. Storino represented all 36 municipalities and
15 mayors on a myriad of local government issues, including
16 legislative advocacy, transportation, and land use planning,
17 zoning, solid waste management, recycling coordination, group
18 purchasing, regional coalition building, and Brownfield and
19 economic development; he formulated, supervised, and was
20 responsible for achieving the legislative agenda of each
21 organization; he managed a combined budget of almost $5
22 million, and would interface daily with mayors, village
23 managers, professional staff, business leaders, and outside

 

 

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1 consultants to achieve the goals of the organizations; and
 
2     WHEREAS, Prior to joining the WCMC, Mr. Storino was a
3 member of Storino, Ramello & Durkin, in Rosemont, where he
4 engaged in a diverse litigation practice focusing on land use
5 and zoning, and municipal law; he served as village prosecutor
6 for the Villages of Elmwood Park, Rosemont, and Glendale
7 Heights and served as assistant village counsel for 10 other
8 suburban municipalities; he also appeared regularly before the
9 Cook County Board of Review representing clients on real estate
10 tax issues and the Cook County Electoral Board on election
11 issues; in 2001 he was appointed Special Counsel to the
12 Illinois Racing Board; and
 
13     WHEREAS, Mr. Storino served as legal counsel to the
14 Illinois Department of Public Health, where he represented the
15 Department in administrative hearings regarding nursing homes,
16 and all issues dealing with the health care industry; after
17 graduation from law school he began working for Clifford Law
18 Offices where he handled personal injury litigation throughout
19 the region; Mr. Storino received his bachelor's degree from the
20 University of Notre Dame in 1995, and received his law degree
21 from DePaul College of Law in 1998; and
 
22     WHEREAS, In addition to his professional experience, Mr.
23 Storino has also held and continues to hold positions

 

 

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1 influential in law and politics; in 2005, the Cook County Board
2 appointed him to the Cook County Sheriff's Merit Board; in
3 2002, Mr. Storino served on Governor Rod R. Blagojevich's legal
4 transition team, which advised the Governor and his staff on a
5 wide range of legal issues; he served on the Metropolitan
6 Mayors Caucus Steering Committee, which represents 272
7 municipalities in Northeast Illinois; during the 1996
8 Democratic National Convention, Mr. Storino served as an aid to
9 the Chairman of the Democratic Party of Illinois; Mr. Storino
10 currently serves as the 3rd Vice President of the Justinian
11 Society of Lawyers, as a Director of the Italian American
12 Political Coalition, as well as a director of the Triton
13 College Foundation Board; Mr. Storino, his wife Lacy, and their
14 daughter Bianca live in Chicago; therefore, be it
 
15     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
16 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
17 honor Donald Storino and his work with the West Central
18 Municipal Conference and the West Cook County Solid Waste
19 Agency; and be it further
 
20     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
21 presented to Donald Storino as a symbol of our esteem.