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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 honor our esteemed colleague, 
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Illinois State Representative Brent Hassert, for his many years 
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of dedicated service to the people of the State of Illinois and 
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the Illinois House of Representatives; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Representative Brent Hassert was elected to serve 
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in the Illinois House of Representatives in 1993; during his 16 
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years in office, he has dedicated much of his time and energy 
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to significantly improving the area that he has represented, 
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securing State grants for local road projects, school 
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construction, open space and parks, and local government 
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services; during his tenure, he has also served as a 
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co-chairman of the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules and 
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as a Deputy Republican Leader; and

 
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    WHEREAS, As a life-long resident of the 85th District and a 
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former Will County Board member, Representative Brent Hassert 
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has been a very active member of his community with an acute 
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understanding of his district's needs; his grandchildren, Kyle 
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and Jenna, are the sixth generation of Hasserts to live in the 
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85th District; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Throughout his career in the Illinois House of 
 


 






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Representatives, Representative Brent Hassert has championed 
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the cause of senior property tax relief, sponsoring numerous 
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property tax relief packages and fighting tooth and nail to 
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increase savings for seniors; he played an integral role in the 
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passage of Public Act 95-644, an act to increase the income 
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eligibility for the Senior Assessment Freeze and the value of 
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the Senior Homestead Exemption; following this, he introduced 
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legislation to further increase property tax relief; and

 
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    WHEREAS, For over a decade, Representative Brent Hassert 
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worked tirelessly to make the Interstate 355 extension from the 
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Stevenson Expressway in Bolingbrook to Interstate 80 in New 
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Lenox a reality, creating an economic boon to the citizens of 
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the 85th District and relieving congestion on local roads in 
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the area; he has fought vigorously to improve local and State 
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roads throughout Will County, authoring a unique bill in 2007 
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to promote traffic relief and create safer road conditions at 
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the interchange of Weber Road and Interstate 55, deemed one of 
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the most dangerous interchanges in Illinois, funded through the  
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selling of 200 acres of State-owned vacant property at 
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Stateville Prison; he has also worked with the Illinois 
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Department of Transportation to secure funding for a third lane 
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on I-55 from Weber Road to I-80 in Shorewood; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Representative Brent Hassert will long be 
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remembered for his advocacy to preserve parks and protect open 
 


 






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spaces throughout the State; in honor of his preservation work, 
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the Lockport Park District has opened the "Brent Hassert Park 
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Youth Sports Complex", named after him for the 80 acres of land 
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he secured for the complex, which features eight soccer fields, 
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a parking area, and landscaping on seven acres of land; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Representative Brent Hassert was crucial in the 
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creation of a capital jobs plan and has been a vocal proponent 
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of rebuilding our infrastructure and creating jobs for Illinois 
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citizens; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Representative Brent Hassert has two sons, Justin 
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and Josh, and two grandchildren, Jenna and Kyle; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Representative Brent Hassert will be forever 
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remembered by the grateful citizens of the 85th District and 
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the members of this august body as a consistent tax fighter and 
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an ethical legislator who held an unshakable belief that 
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lawmakers must be accountable for their actions; he will be 
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further remembered by the members of this body for his great 
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love of chocolate malts, the love of which remains profound; 
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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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honor Illinois State Representative Brent Hassert for his many 
 


 






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years of dedicated service to the people of the State of 
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Illinois and this august body and wish him continued success 
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and happiness in his 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 Representative Brent Hassert as a symbol of our 
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esteem and respect.