Full Text of HR0917 095th General Assembly
HR0917 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to congratulate John R. Quigley, | 4 |
| President and Chief Executive Officer of the Elmhurst Chamber | 5 |
| of Commerce and Industry, on receiving the 2007 Chairman's | 6 |
| Award from the Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce and Industry; and
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| WHEREAS, As President and CEO, John Quigley is responsible | 8 |
| for the day-to-day operations of the 650-member Chamber, the | 9 |
| largest organization representing Elmhurst's business | 10 |
| community, and works in partnership with the Board, Executive | 11 |
| Committee, and Standing Committees of Governmental Affairs (as | 12 |
| Chair), Marketing, Membership, and Ways and Means; he also | 13 |
| serves as General Chairperson of the Elmfest Steering Committee | 14 |
| and Co-Chair of the Elmhurst Memorial Day Parade Committee; and
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| WHEREAS, In addition, John Quigley serves on the Elmhurst | 16 |
| City Centre's Board of Directors (ex-officio), both the Spring | 17 |
| Road and York/Vallette Business Association Boards, the | 18 |
| Elmhurst Economic Development Commission (ex-officio), the | 19 |
| Elmhurst Visitor & Tourism Advisory
Board and Central Business | 20 |
| District (CBD) Retail Development Grant Committee; and
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| WHEREAS, His community service has included Executive | 22 |
| Committee roles with both the Elmhurst College Bluejay Backers |
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| (Secretary from 1991-99 and current President) and Kiwanis Club | 2 |
| of Elmhurst (President in 2005-06 and Bulletin Editor from | 3 |
| 2000-Present); he also has volunteered his time to the benefit | 4 |
| of the Elmhurst Jaycees, Elmhurst YMCA, Elmhurst Children's | 5 |
| Assistance Foundation (ECAF), and numerous other charitable | 6 |
| causes; and
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| WHEREAS, Prior to joining the Chamber, John Quigley spent | 8 |
| nine years at Elmhurst College, his Alma Mater, as Associate | 9 |
| Director of Communications; while there, he served on the | 10 |
| Chamber Board (1994-97), chaired the green-coated Ambassadors | 11 |
| and many of the major special event committees (Annual Meeting, | 12 |
| Golf Outing, etc.), and was an eight-year member of the Elmfest | 13 |
| Steering Committee (1992-99); and
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| WHEREAS, In 1997, the Chamber honored John Quigley for his | 15 |
| service with its prestigious Duke of Elmhurst Award; John | 16 |
| Quigley is a 1977 Elmhurst College graduate with a Bachelor of | 17 |
| Arts degree (double majoring in business administration and | 18 |
| public speaking); he enjoyed an award-winning, 15-year career | 19 |
| in journalism, including a six-year stint as Sports Editor of | 20 |
| the Elmhurst Press and sister newspapers before returning to | 21 |
| his Alma Mater; he is a graduate of both Immaculate Conception | 22 |
| High School (1973) and IC Grade School (1969); and | 23 |
| WHEREAS,
A member of the American and Illinois Chamber of |
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| Commerce Executives, John Quigley has contributed at seminars | 2 |
| and conferences as a guest speaker and presenter, and assisted | 3 |
| with special events as a master of ceremonies, announcer and | 4 |
| auctioneer; he was born, raised, educated, and has worked in | 5 |
| Elmhurst for most of his 52 years; he resides in Villa Park | 6 |
| with his fiance, Anne Lucas; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 8 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 9 |
| congratulate John R. Quigley on receiving this award and wish | 10 |
| him the best in his future; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 |
| presented to the John R. Quigley as a symbol of our respect and | 13 |
| esteem.
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