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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
COMMEMORATING THE EXTRAORDINARY LIFE AND MEMORY OF THE HONORABLE JACK M. SIEGEL
WHEREAS, renowned municipal lawyer and trusted adviser to many local government and municipal Cook County leaders, Jack M. Siegel, died at 88 leaving behind a devoted family, countless friends and a community enriched for having known him; and
WHEREAS, it was Jack M. Siegel's expansive legal knowledge, creativity and hard work that provided the framework that helped to grow and strengthen many Cook County cities, villages and towns; and
WHEREAS, Jack M. Siegel spent the greater part of his adult life as a resident of Wilmette, but his roots were in the South Shore neighborhood of Chicago; and
WHEREAS, after graduating from South Shore High School, Jack Siegel enlisted in the United States Navy during World War II; and
WHEREAS, once he returned from service, Jack Siegel earned both his master's degree and his Juris Doctor from the University of Chicago and was admitted to the bar in 1951; and
WHEREAS, Jack Siegel served as the Village Attorney of Arlington Heights for fifty-three years and in 2011 was honored by the Village of Arlington Heights for fifty years of service and, in recognition of his service, a conference room in Village Hall was named the "Siegel Room"; and
WHEREAS, Jack Siegel also served as the Village Attorney of Rolling Meadows, Evanston and Schaumburg, and worked with the cities of Riverwoods, Barrington, Bartlett, Lombard, Mount Prospect, Rosemont, and Skokie, which earned him the title of the "dean of Illinois municipal law"; and
WHEREAS, Jack Siegel's legal career spanned over sixty years, and included being Of Counsel to Holland & Knight LLP, Altheimer & Gray, Burke, Bosselman & Weaver, and partner at Ross & Hardies. He had extensive trial and appellate experience in the Circuit Courts of Cook, Lake, DuPage and Will County, in the First, Second and Third Appellate Districts, the Illinois Supreme Cou...
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