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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives are pleased to congratulate Eugene L. Siegel as | ||||||
4 | he retires from his position as mayor of the Village of Chicago | ||||||
5 | Ridge; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Mayor Siegel was first elected as part-time mayor | ||||||
7 | of Chicago Ridge in 1975 to fill an unexpired term; he was | ||||||
8 | re-elected in 1977 to a full-term and has been mayor ever | ||||||
9 | since; and
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10 | WHEREAS, Mayor Siegel has accomplished much during his 37 | ||||||
11 | years in office; he was instrumental in the development of the | ||||||
12 | Chicago Ridge Mall in 1981 and the Commons of Chicago Ridge in | ||||||
13 | 1988; he saw to improvements to Ridgeland Avenue, installation | ||||||
14 | of an adequate water system with a reservoir and pumping | ||||||
15 | station, street lighting, construction of a senior citizen | ||||||
16 | center, installation of traffic signals at hazardous | ||||||
17 | intersections, creation of a full-time fire | ||||||
18 | department/paramedics, the doubling of the police department, | ||||||
19 | and the establishment of a youth service bureau; and
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20 | WHEREAS, Mayor Siegel's most recent accomplishments | ||||||
21 | include the public works facility located in the industrial | ||||||
22 | park and the new municipal complex, which holds the village |
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1 | administrative offices, the police department, the youth | ||||||
2 | services bureau, and the senior citizen center; the village | ||||||
3 | board named the new facility the Eugene L. Siegel Municipal | ||||||
4 | Complex; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Since 1984, Mayor Siegel has hosted an annual | ||||||
6 | children's Christmas party at the Chicago Ridge Mall theatres; | ||||||
7 | he also supports youth sports activities, scouting programs, | ||||||
8 | and a senior citizens Christmas luncheon; he has spent over | ||||||
9 | $225,000 of non-taxpayer funds over the years for these | ||||||
10 | programs; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Mayor Siegel currently serves as vice-chairman of | ||||||
12 | the Southwest Council of Mayors and is the legislative chairman | ||||||
13 | for the Southwest Conference of Local Government; he is a | ||||||
14 | member of the Illinois Municipal League Board of Directors and | ||||||
15 | is on the executive committee; he was elected first vice | ||||||
16 | president and then president of the Illinois Municipal League | ||||||
17 | in September 2004 and served as president until September 2005; | ||||||
18 | he was a past member of the Midway Airport Task Force and is | ||||||
19 | currently a member of the Cook County Advisory Board on | ||||||
20 | Community Development Block Grant Applications; he was one of | ||||||
21 | the founders of Southwest Central Dispatch and is now a member | ||||||
22 | of the executive board of directors; he was on the Chicago Area | ||||||
23 | Transportation Study for Northeast, Illinois, and was a member | ||||||
24 | of the executive committee and original member of Southwest |
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1 | Local Government; he is on the Mayor's Caucus and serves on the | ||||||
2 | executive committee for the Mayor's Caucus and was one of only | ||||||
3 | 2 mayors representing Illinois on the National League of Cities | ||||||
4 | Council in Washington, D.C.; and | ||||||
5 | WHEREAS, Mayor Siegel was married to Virginia for 42 years | ||||||
6 | before her passing; he remarried in 2001 to Linda (nee | ||||||
7 | Wilkins); with his remarriage, he added Linda's son, John | ||||||
8 | Herring and grandson, John to the fold; his children with | ||||||
9 | Virginia are sons, Gary, Andrew, and Matt; daughter, Janet; and | ||||||
10 | grandchildren, Stephen, Bradley, Victoria, Alexandria, and | ||||||
11 | Abigail; he has been a resident of Chicago Ridge for the past | ||||||
12 | 56 years; therefore, be it
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13 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
14 | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
15 | we congratulate Eugene L. Siegel as he retires from his | ||||||
16 | position as mayor of the Village of Chicago Ridge, thank him | ||||||
17 | for his service to the community of Chicago Ridge, and wish him | ||||||
18 | well in all his future endeavours; and be it further
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19 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
20 | presented to Mayor Siegel as an expression of our esteem and | ||||||
21 | respect.
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