Full Text of SR0322 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to thank | 3 | | Alderperson Harry Osterman of the Chicago City Council for his | 4 | | 12 years of service to the 48th Ward; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Ald. Osterman, a lifelong resident of the 48th | 6 | | Ward, was born in Chicago and raised in Edgewater; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Ald. Osterman's commitment to fighting for his | 8 | | community was instilled at a young age by his mother, Kathy | 9 | | Osterman, a former alderperson and longtime community | 10 | | activist; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Ald. Osterman and his wife Peggy committed to | 12 | | raising their three children in the 48th Ward; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, A community activist and former president of the | 14 | | Edgewater Community Council, Ald. Osterman has dedicated his | 15 | | career to many community issues, with his primary priorities | 16 | | being public safety, public health, education, and economic | 17 | | development; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Before being elected to the Chicago City Council, | 19 | | Ald. Osterman served as state representative for the 14th | 20 | | District for 11 years, representing Andersonville, Edgewater, |
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Ald. Osterman led the fight to close the gun show | 3 | | loophole, supported the renovation of the Broadway Armory, | 4 | | increased safety for seniors and nursing home patients, | 5 | | expanded early childhood education, improved local schools, | 6 | | and secured grants for more security cameras near CTA stops | 7 | | and Ceasefire violence intervention; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, As a longtime supporter of the LGBTQ+ community, | 9 | | Ald. Osterman worked to pass civil union legislation; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, During his 12-year tenure on the Chicago City | 11 | | Council, Ald. Osterman oversaw major infrastructure | 12 | | improvements, including Senn High School, the Broadway Armory, | 13 | | Buttercup Park, Foster Beach, and countless others; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Ald. Osterman advocated for, supported, and | 15 | | facilitated the CTA Red and Purple Modernization (RPM) Phase | 16 | | One Project to modernize the public transportation system, | 17 | | including replacing the more than a century old Red Line | 18 | | stations of Lawrence, Argyle, Berwyn, and Bryn Mawr; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Ald. Osterman transformed the streetscape of Asia | 20 | | on the Argyle and worked to preserve the cultural heritage, | 21 | | traditions, and small businesses on Argyle; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Ald. Osterman worked to combat the effects of | 2 | | COVID-19 by hosting a public vaccination event on April 22, | 3 | | 2021, which vaccinated over 2,400 people with a first dose, | 4 | | before vaccines were widely distributed; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, In his last term, Ald. Osterman served as Housing | 6 | | and Real Estate Committee Chair on the Chicago City Council, | 7 | | advocating for fair and safe housing for seniors, affordable | 8 | | housing, the development and growth of the Edgewater Theatre | 9 | | District, and Equitable Transit-Oriented Development; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Ald. Osterman treated his staff, constituents, | 11 | | and many faithful volunteers with nothing but respect, | 12 | | dignity, and compassion; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Ald. Osterman employed three outstanding staffers | 14 | | for the entirety of his 12-year tenure, Chief of Staff Dan Luna | 15 | | and Staff Assistants Gerald Goodman and Ginger Williams; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Ald. Osterman decided not to seek reelection | 17 | | after 12 years of service to the 48th Ward and the people of | 18 | | Chicago, during which he fully committed himself to providing | 19 | | compassionate, steadfast, and selfless public service; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Ald. Osterman's future plans include spending |
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| 1 | | more time with his family and further supporting the | 2 | | community; therefore, be it
| 3 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 4 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we thank Alderperson | 5 | | Harry Osterman of the Chicago City Council for his dedicated | 6 | | service to the constituents of the 48th Ward and for his | 7 | | significant contributions to the City of Chicago and State of | 8 | | Illinois; and be it further
| 9 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 | | presented to Ald. Osterman as an expression of our esteem and | 11 | | respect.
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