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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
CELEBRATING MICHAEL KRELOFF’S 80TH BIRTHDAY
WHEREAS, lifelong Cook County resident, and 14th District denizen, Michael Kreloff is celebrating his 80th birthday; and
WHEREAS, Michael Kreloff was born on September 24, 1946, at Lincoln Park’s Grant Hospital, spending his formative years in Edgewater and Skokie; and
WHEREAS, Michael Kreloff has long been involved in the betterment of society, becoming involved in the 1960s peace movement during his college years; and
WHEREAS, Michael Kreloff obtained both his Bachelor of Science and Juris Doctor from the University of Illinois, specializing in the field of State and Local Government Election Law; and
WHEREAS, during his college tenure Micheal Kreloff worked on campaigns for Eugene McCarthy, Harold Washington, Paul Simon, and Barack Obama to name a few; and
WHEREAS, Michael Kreloff was admitted to the Illinois Bar in 1971; and
WHEREAS, Michael Kreloff continued his adult years living across Cook County, including in Rogers Park, Northfield, and Northbrook; and
WHEREAS, Michael Kreloff and his wife, Nancy, raised two wonderful daughters, Lori and Lynn; and
WHEREAS, Michael Kreloff’s service to Cook County has been vast and impactful; and
WHEREAS, Michael Kreloff was an Assistant States Attorney under Bernard Carey and Richard M. Daley, primarily in the Election Law Division; and
WHEREAS, Michael Kreloff served as the Chair of the Cook County Judicial Advisory Board from 1987 to 1991; and
WHEREAS, Michael Kreloff was Secretary of the County Board under President Phelan, where he worked to reinstate abortions at Cook County Hospital; and
WHEREAS, Michael Kreloff worked to pass the Motor Voter Act of Illinois in 2016 with then Cook County Clerk David Orr, helping to sign up more than 1 million eligible but unregistered Illinoisans; and
WHEREAS, Michael Kreloff is a fierce advocate for the right to vote with decades-long dedication to political activism; and
WHEREAS...
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