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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
THE HONORABLE LORI J. WILCOX, IN MEMORIAM
WHEREAS, on October 10, 2024, The Honorable Lori Jamae Wilcox passed away, and
WHEREAS, Lori was a dedicated mother, cancer survivor, combat war veteran, Rotarian and a servant leader with service being the core of her life; and
WHEREAS, In March 2018, Lori unseated a 20-year Democratic Committeeman, becoming the second woman and youngest person to hold the Bloom Township Democratic Committeeman seat; and
WHEREAS, Lori was co-chair on the Cook County Democratic Party Outreach Committee; and
WHEREAS, In November 2018 Lori was selected by Governor JB Pritzker to sit on the Veterans Transition Team, and
WHEREAS, In 2015, Lori was selected as an Illinois Institute for Women's Leadership (IWIL) delegate; and
WHEREAS, In 2011 she became the first elected City Clerk for the City of Chicago Heights and served three terms; and
WHEREAS, Lori was elected by her colleagues to serve on the regional library board and faithfully served on her local library board for over ten years, and
WHEREAS, Lori created and hosted an annual South and Southwest Suburban Municipal Clerks Association Spring into Action Education Summit 2012 - 2016 and for over 200+ local municipal clerks and staff. She was also a partner in the "I AM Empowered Conference", which hosts and facilitates Women's Empowerment Conferences in Atlanta, Chicago and Indiana; and
WHEREAS, Lori was nominated and selected by the Municipal Clerks of Illinois as the "Rookie of the Year" for 2014. She was also a distinguished 2015 Alumni of Illinois Women's Institute for Leadership and one of Chicago Defender's 50 Women of Excellence 2016, and
WHEREAS, during summers, Lori mentored more than 150 youth through collaborations with the Office of the City Clerk, Rotary District 6450 and UCAN's Youth Employment Program; and
WHEREAS, Lori was the Assistant District Governor for Rotary District 6450, President of the Chicago Heights Free Public Lib...
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