Bill Text: IL HR0767 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Congratulates Hoffman Estates Mayor William D. McLeod on 35 years in government service.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2015-09-24 - Resolution Adopted [HR0767 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2015-HR0767-Introduced.html

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HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
Representatives wish to congratulate Hoffman Estates Mayor
William D. McLeod on 35 years in government service; and
WHEREAS, Mayor McLeod was elected to the office of Mayor in
April of 2001 after serving as Acting Mayor; he previously
served as a Village Trustee for more than 20 years - many as
Deputy Mayor; and
WHEREAS, Mayor McLeod has a goal of seeking every
opportunity to listen to the concerns of the citizens and
business owners in the village; he and his wife attend almost
every village block party during the summer to thank the
organizers and to give residents the opportunity to ask
questions and give comments; and
WHEREAS, Since his election to the office of the Mayor,
Mayor McLeod has successfully negotiated a boundary agreement
with the Village of South Barrington - ending 40 years of
acrimony; electrical service interruptions have been
addressed, and Hoffman Estates continues to work with ComEd to
find and correct the problems resulting from an aging
infrastructure; he successfully advocated for the creation of
an Economic Development Committee and served as Chair of the

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Referendum Committees that brought emergency 911 service,
non-partisan elections, and the village manager system of
government to Hoffman Estates; he was instrumental in the
creation of the Hoffman Estates Historical Museum; and
WHEREAS, Mayor McLeod serves as a board member of the
Schaumburg Regional Air Park; he represents Hoffman Estates at
the Northwest Municipal Conference, where he previously served
as President and as the Chair of its Economic Development
Committee, as Co-Chair of the Legislative Committee, and as
Chair of the Transportation Committee; he is a member of the
Transportation Steering Committee and Communications Committee
with the United States Conference of Mayors; he serves as a
Director of the Joint Action Water Agency, has represented
Hoffman Estates for 20 years on the Regional Cable Group, and
is a former director of the Greater Woodfield Convention and
Visitors Bureau; and
WHEREAS, Mayor McLeod is a long-standing supporter of the
environment; he is one of 1,000 U.S. Mayors to sign The U.S.
Conference of Mayors' Climate Protection Agreement; under his
leadership, Hoffman Estates has expanded bicycle trails and
on-street bike routes and lanes and recently constructed a new
police building and fire station, both of which are LEED
certified; he established the Hoffman Estates Sustainability
Committee, and Hoffman Estates joined the Wind Turbine

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Alliance; and
WHEREAS, Mayor McLeod served as a Legislative Assistant to
an Illinois State Representative for 4 years; he was a board
member of the Greater Chicagoland Parents of the Hearing
Impaired and was President of the Castleford/Hearthstone
Homeowners Association; and
WHEREAS, Mayor McLeod and his wife, Joane, live in the
Westbury subdivision, where they enjoy spending time with their
combined 8 children, all of whom attended local public schools
and universities; his hobbies include reading, walking, and
history; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
congratulate Hoffman Estates Mayor William D. McLeod on 35
years in government service and wish him the best in all his
future endeavors; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to Mayor McLeod as an expression of our esteem and
respect.