Bill Text: IL HR0184 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Mark A. Biel on his 30 years at the Chemical Industry Council of Illinois. Wishes him many more wonderful years.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-04-18 - Resolution Adopted by Voice Vote [HR0184 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HR0184-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives wish to congratulate Mark A. Biel, one of its | ||||||
| 4 | former staffers, on the occasion of his 30th work anniversary | ||||||
| 5 | at the Chemical Industry Council of Illinois; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Mark Biel is a graduate of Antioch High School in | ||||||
| 7 | Antioch, and he holds a bachelor's degree in mass | ||||||
| 8 | communications and political science from Illinois State | ||||||
| 9 | University; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Mark Biel began his career in state government as | ||||||
| 11 | a legislative intern to both former State Senator William | ||||||
| 12 | Peterson of Long Grove and former House Majority Leader Robert | ||||||
| 13 | Churchill; he then joined House Minority Leader Lee A. | ||||||
| 14 | Daniel's communications staff in 1986; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, Mark Biel met his future wife, Debbie, while | ||||||
| 16 | working on the House Republican staff; they were married on | ||||||
| 17 | August 4, 1990, and they are now parents of two adult children, | ||||||
| 18 | Samantha and Daniel; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Mark Biel first joined the lobbying ranks while | ||||||
| 20 | representing the Associated Employers of Illinois; he then | ||||||
| 21 | served as director of Government Affairs for the Illinois | ||||||
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| 1 | Manufacturers' Association for four years; and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, In 1993, Mark Biel became the director of | ||||||
| 3 | Government Affairs for the Chemical Industry Council of | ||||||
| 4 | Illinois, a statewide trade association that monitors | ||||||
| 5 | legislative and regulatory activity, with particular emphasis | ||||||
| 6 | on environmental, energy, tax, and tort reform issues, and | ||||||
| 7 | also provides science-related educational opportunities and | ||||||
| 8 | scholarships to Illinois students; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, In 1999, Mark Biel was named the chief executive | ||||||
| 10 | officer for the Chemical Industry Council of Illinois, and he | ||||||
| 11 | continues to serve in that position today; during his tenure, | ||||||
| 12 | the association has grown to over 200 members, representing | ||||||
| 13 | nearly 700 Illinois facilities; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, In 2005, Mark Biel served as president of the | ||||||
| 15 | Illinois Society of Association Executives (ISAE), and he | ||||||
| 16 | received ISAE's Distinguished Member Award in 2008 for his | ||||||
| 17 | service to the association field; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, In 2009, Mark Biel was named chairman of the | ||||||
| 19 | Midwest Region of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Institute for | ||||||
| 20 | Organizational Management, and he also served on the U.S. | ||||||
| 21 | Chamber's Board of Trustees for the Institute of | ||||||
| 22 | Organizational Management; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Mark Biel has been a huge fan of his children's | ||||||
| 2 | interest in vocal music and dance, serving as chairman of | ||||||
| 3 | Glenwood Middle School's Dinner Theatre and Glenwood High | ||||||
| 4 | School's Show Choir Competition for several years; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Mark Biel is a chef at heart and is well known for | ||||||
| 6 | his beer can chicken, seafood chowder, and bananas foster; he | ||||||
| 7 | also loves spending his free time traveling, golfing, and | ||||||
| 8 | cheering for the Chicago Bears and the Chicago Bulls; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Mark Biel most cherishes his wife, children, | ||||||
| 10 | family, friends, and faith; therefore, be it
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| 11 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 12 | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 13 | we congratulate Mark A. Biel on his 30 years at the Chemical | ||||||
| 14 | Industry Council of Illinois and wish him many more wonderful | ||||||
| 15 | years; and be it further
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| 16 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 17 | presented to Mark Biel as an expression of our esteem and | ||||||
| 18 | respect.
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