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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
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Representatives are pleased to recognize State Representative 
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Carolyn Krause for her services and hard work on behalf of the 
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people of the State of Illinois; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Representative Krause was first elected in 1992 to 
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serve the people of the 56th District; after the 2001 remap of 
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the State, she began representing the 66th District, which 
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includes portions of Arlington Heights, Des Plaines, Elk Grove 
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Village, Mount Prospect, Rolling Meadows, and Schaumburg; and

 

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    WHEREAS, Representative Krause served as the Mayor of Mount 
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Prospect from 1977 to 1989; she was a member of the Illinois 
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Criminal Justice Authority from 1985 until 1987 and was 
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appointed by Governor James Thompson to the Local Government 
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Finance Study Commission in 1980; and
 
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    WHEREAS, She has received numerous awards during her years 
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of service, including legislator of the year awards from the 
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Illinois Health Care Association, the Illinois Psychological 
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Association, the Illinois Home Care Council, the American Heart 
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Association of Greater Chicago, the Illinois College of 
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Emergency Physicians, the Illinois Maternal & Child Health 
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Coalition, the Northwest Municipal Conference, the Girl Scouts -
 


 






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 Illinois Crossroads Council, and the Kenneth Young 
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Association, among many others; she served as co-convenor of 
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the Conference of Women Legislators from 2002 to 2003; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Perhaps her greatest achievement has been the 
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creation of KidsCare in 1998, as part of the Children's Health 
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Insurance Program; she is also proud of her work to pass 
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legislation ensuring unrestricted emergency room care to 
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patients without a rigorous authorization process from 
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insurance companies; and
 
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    WHEREAS, She has also sponsored legislation improving 
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quality long-term care options for Illinois seniors, worked on 
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the Patient's Bill of Rights to ensure access to quality 
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medical care and the right to privacy, and the development of 
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legislation  to move forward on energy efficiency, conservation 
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efforts, and local government protections, among many others; 
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    WHEREAS, Her recent committee assignments included the 
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Electric Utility Oversight Committee, where she served as 
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Minority Spokesperson, the Health Care Availability Access 
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Committee, the Environment and Energy Committee, the 
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Telecommunications Committee, and the Mass Transit Committee; 
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    WHEREAS, Representative Krause was born in Milwaukee, 
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Wisconsin; she received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the 
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University of Wisconsin - Madison and earned her Juris Doctor 
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with Honors from the Illinois Institute of Technology-Kent 
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College of Law in 1966; she and her husband, David, were 
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partners in the law firm of Krause & Krause in Mount Prospect; 
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therefore, be it


 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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congratulate Representative Carolyn Krause on her retirement 
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from the Illinois House of Representatives and wish her the 
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best in her future endeavors; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to State Representative Carolyn Krause as a symbol of 
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our respect and esteem.