Full Text of HR0944 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Burt Odelson was born in Chicago to Ben and | 3 | | Bernice Odelson; he attended Bogan High School, Richard J. | 4 | | Daley College, the University of Illinois, and the | 5 | | Chicago-Kent College of Law; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Burt Odelson's interest in politics began in 1968 | 7 | | when he volunteered at the Chicago Democratic National | 8 | | Convention, chauffeuring Gore Vidal and Paul Newman to events; | 9 | | and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Burt Odelson was admitted to the Illinois bar 50 | 11 | | years ago on October 23, 1972; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, Burt Odelson began his long prestigious law | 13 | | career soon after law school by serving for many years as | 14 | | village attorney for his first municipality, the Village of | 15 | | Harwood Heights; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Burt Odelson argued his first election case when | 17 | | he served as legal counsel to his dear friend, Thomas Powell, | 18 | | defending his mayoral bid in Oak Lawn, after he was challenged | 19 | | in 1973 at the young age of 26; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, Burt Odelson has argued hundreds of cases for |
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| 1 | | public officials, labor leaders, and candidates for local, | 2 | | state, and federal offices; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Burt Odelson has participated in numerous | 4 | | landmark cases at the Electoral Board, Circuit Court, | 5 | | Appellate Court, Supreme Court of Illinois, and United States | 6 | | Supreme Court; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Burt Odelson coined the word "chad" in the | 8 | | infamous election case of Pullen v. Mulligan, which led to his | 9 | | participation in the 2000 Florida recount of President Bush in | 10 | | Florida; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, Burt Odelson served as a hearing officer for the | 12 | | Illinois Secretary of State's Office; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Burt Odelson was elected to the Moraine Valley | 14 | | Community College Board for 17 years and served as chairman of | 15 | | the board; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Burt Odelson served on the board at Brother Rice | 17 | | High School, where he spent time as chairman and donated the | 18 | | broadcast studio; he received the 2016 Stephen Ruff | 19 | | Distinguished Service Award for his dedication to the men of | 20 | | Brother Rice; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Burt Odelson received the Professional | 2 | | Achievement Award from the Chicago-Kent College of Law - | 3 | | Illinois Institute of Technology in 2016; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, Burt Odelson is a member of the executive board | 5 | | and pro bono attorney for the Women's Care Center Foundation | 6 | | in South Bend, Indiana; he serves as chairman of the board of | 7 | | directors for the Women's Care Center in LaGrange; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Burt Odelson is regarded as an election expert in | 9 | | the State of Illinois; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Burt Odelson is a loving father and grandfather; | 11 | | he and his wife, Patti, have seven children, John, Courtney, | 12 | | Dustin, Lauren, Christina, Gina, and Mike; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Burt Odelson's favorite moments are those spent | 14 | | with his children and their spouses, Jacquie, Joe, Kaitlyn, | 15 | | and Ted, and grandchildren at Magician Lake; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Burt Odelson is the proud "Pops" to Ben, Jacob, | 17 | | Vivian, Henry, Riley, Margo, Oliver, and Ella; therefore, be | 18 | | it
| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 20 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
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| 1 | | we commend Burt Odelson on his service as a leader, combining | 2 | | his generosity and kindness in life with a warrior spirit in | 3 | | the courtroom; and be it further
| 4 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 5 | | presented to Burt Odelson as a symbol of our respect and | 6 | | esteem.
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