Bill Text: IL HR0970 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Congratulates Omer Osman on his retirement and commends him for his decades of service to the Illinois Department of Transportation, his community, and his country.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-12-23 - Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jay Hoffman [HR0970 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-HR0970-Introduced.html

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HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
Representatives wish to congratulate Omer Osman on his
retirement and commend him for his decades of service to the
Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), his community,
and his country; and
WHEREAS, Omer Osman joined IDOT in 1989 as a civil
engineer before rising through the ranks of the department,
serving as bureau chief of operations, Region 5 engineer,
chief engineer, director of highways, and deputy secretary
before being appointed Illinois Transportation Secretary in
2019; and
WHEREAS, Omer Osman is just the third secretary to spend
their entire career with the agency before being appointed
secretary; and
WHEREAS, Omer Osman's vast experience in transportation
includes the management and advancement of complex projects
and the assessment of current resources to inform funding and
programmatic needs to create a multimodal system for the 21st
century; and
WHEREAS, Omer Osman fostered a culture of innovation and

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stressed the importance of IDOT leading the nation in best
practices, including programs and initiatives that positioned
the agency as one of the most innovative departments of
transportation in the country; and
WHEREAS, Omer Osman led IDOT through the majority of the
six-year Rebuild Illinois, Gov. JB Pritzker's historic,
bipartisan capital program investing a total of $33.2 billion
into the state's aging transportation system, creating jobs
and promoting economic growth as not only the largest capital
program in state history but also the first to touch all modes
of transportation, including roads and bridges, transit,
waterways, freight and passenger rail, aviation, and bicycle
and pedestrian accommodations; and
WHEREAS, Omer Osman oversaw the completion of many notable
projects during his tenure, including the new Mississippi
River bridge and relocation of Illinois 3 in East St. Louis,
the Interstate 74/155 interchange reconstruction in Morton,
the Illinois 13 expansion between Carbondale and Interstate 57
in Marion, the rehabilitation of the U.S. 150 Illinois River
bridge in Peoria, and the I-74 Mississippi River bridge in the
Quad Cities; and
WHEREAS, Omer Osman steered IDOT through the COVID-19
pandemic, keeping the department open, projects continuing,

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and the economy moving; and
WHEREAS, Omer Osman has been a lifelong champion of
diversity, playing an integral part in statewide recruitment
efforts to diversify personnel in all state job
classifications as well as advocating for eliminating barriers
and increasing access to IDOT partnerships with Disadvantaged
Business Enterprises and minority and female-owned businesses;
and
WHEREAS, Omer Osman, in addition to his commitment to
IDOT, volunteered his time, talents, and skills to the
American Association of State Highway and Transportation
Officials policy and highway committees; and
WHEREAS, Omer Osman has been a devoted husband to his
wife, Magda, and a loving father to their children, Khalid,
Waleed, and Nadeen; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
we congratulate Omer Osman on his retirement and commend him
for his decades of service to IDOT, his community, and his
country; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be

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