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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
HONORING KATHLEEN J. MCKEE FOR HER DEDICATED SERVICE TO COOK COUNTY
WHEREAS, Kathleen J. McKee has exemplified a distinguished career as a legal professional, currently serving as Senior Legal Counsel at the Cook County Land Bank Authority in Chicago, Illinois, where she provides invaluable expertise in real estate acquisitions and dispositions, contracts, policies, and compliance with laws such as the Open Meetings Act and Freedom of Information Act, among other critical legal matters; and
WHEREAS, prior to her tenure at the Cook County Land Bank Authority, Kathy dedicated over 30 years as an Assistant State's Attorney in the Civil Actions Bureau of the Cook County State's Attorney's Office, providing legal counsel to the Cook County Board of Commissioners and numerous county agencies, including but not limited to the Department of Real Estate Management, Department of Capital Planning, Department of Transportation and Highways, and the Cook County Health and Hospitals System; and
WHEREAS, Kathy has served with distinction on the Cook County Local Records Commission for 25 years, ensuring compliance with local records management and preservation statutes, further demonstrating her unwavering commitment to public service; and
WHEREAS, Kathy's legal career is underpinned by an exceptional academic foundation, having earned a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Saint Louis University and a Juris Doctorate from St. Mary's University School of Law in San Antonio, Texas, where she served as an editor for the St. Mary's University Law Review; and
WHEREAS, her professional journey began with a judicial clerkship under the Honorable William Burdock at the Second District Court of Appeals in Fort Worth, Texas, reflecting her dedication to the legal field from its earliest stages; and
WHEREAS, Kathy's professional achievements are paralleled by her commitment to family, as she and her husband have raised four children and reside in the we...
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