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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to congratulate Mr. Gerald W.
4 Fogelson of Chicago on the occasion of his 75th birthday; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Gerald Fogelson is the Founder and President of
6 The Fogelson Companies and the co-chairman and CEO of the
7 Central Station Development Corporation; and
 
8     WHEREAS, He began his career while a senior at Lehigh
9 University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, building houses; and
 
10     WHEREAS, Mr. Fogelson took the Illinois Central Railroad
11 Station in Chicago and redeveloped it into one of the largest
12 urban developments in the nation; he was recognized for his
13 efforts with induction into the Chicago Association of Realtors
14 Hall of Fame in 2003; and
 
15     WHEREAS, He was an early pioneer of the planned unit
16 development and paved the way for mixed use projects; he has
17 developed rental apartments, office buildings, industrial
18 parks, shopping centers, marina properties, and themed
19 communities throughout his career; and
 
20     WHEREAS, He is the author of Central Station: Realizing a

 

 

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1 Vision, which chronicles the revitalization of Central
2 Station; and
 
3     WHEREAS, Mr. Fogelson is a member of the Board of Trustees
4 of Mt. Sinai Hospital; a trustee of Roosevelt University; a
5 member of the Near South Planning Board; co-chairman of the
6 Board of Advisors and founder of the Chicago School of Real
7 Estate at Roosevelt University; and involved in numerous civic
8 and philanthropic efforts; therefore, be it
 
9     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
10 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
11 congratulate Gerald W. Fogelson on his milestone birthday and
12 wish him health and happiness; and be it further
 
13     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
14 presented to Gerald W. Fogelson as a symbol of our respect and
15 esteem.