Bill Text: IL HR0154 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Recognizes former Alderperson Michael Scott for his seven years of service on the Chicago City Council. Thanks him for his many years of exceptional service to the people of the 24th Ward and the City of Chicago. Wishes him continued success in his future endeavors.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2023-03-23 - Resolution Adopted [HR0154 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-HR0154-Introduced.html

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HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
Representatives wish to recognize former Alderperson Michael
Scott Jr. on his seven years of dedicated and outstanding
service to the people of the 24th Ward and the City of Chicago;
and
WHEREAS, Michael Scott is a native of the North Lawndale
neighborhood of Chicago; he is the son of prominent Chicago
leaders Michael Scott Sr., the former president of the Chicago
Board of Education, and Millicent Scott, former superintendent
of the 24th Ward; and
WHEREAS, Michael Scott graduated from Whitney M. Young
Magnet High School in 1994 and earned his Bachelor of Arts in
Political Science from Morehouse College in 1998; and
WHEREAS, Michael Scott previously served the Chicago Park
District for 12 years; he first served as a park supervisor at
the Douglass Cultural Center and later as an area manager for
the Central Region, where he managed 35 staffed and unstaffed
facilities; and
WHEREAS, Over the course of his career, Michael Scott also
served the Chicago Public Schools as citywide sports

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coordinator, the Public Building Commission, and the nonprofit
After School Matters; and
WHEREAS, Michael Scott was initially elected as
alderperson of the 24th Ward in 2015; he was reelected by his
constituents for an additional term in 2019; and
WHEREAS, During his tenure in office, Michael Scott
diligently worked to create an economic engine for the
community, to dedicate more than 300 million dollars to
capital and human infrastructure, to beautify the 24th Ward,
to improve the relationship between the Chicago Department of
Police and the community, and to develop job training for
residents; and
WHEREAS, Michael Scott served with distinction on many
Chicago City Council committees, including most recently as
chairman of the Committee on Education and Child Development
and as a member of the Committee on the Budget and Government
Operations, the Committee on Committees and Rules, the
Committee on Contracting Oversight and Equity, the Committee
on Economic, Capital and Technology Development, the Committee
on Ethics and Government Oversight, the Committee on Finance,
the Committee on License and Consumer Protection, the
Committee on Public Safety, and the Committee on
Transportation and Public Way; and

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WHEREAS, Michael Scott continues to reside in the North
Lawndale neighborhood with his wife, Natashee, and his three
children, Morgan, Nicholas, and Michael III; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
we recognize former Alderperson Michael Scott Jr. for his
tenure on the Chicago City Coucil, thank him for his many years
of exceptional service to the people of the 24th Ward and the
City of Chicago, and wish him continued success in his future
endeavors; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to Michael Scott as a symbol of our esteem and
respect.