File #: 14-6644    Version: 1 Name: Resolution Honoring Comissioner Collins
Type: Consent Calendar Resolution Status: Approved
File created: 11/17/2014 In control: President
On agenda: 11/19/2014 Final action: 11/19/2014
Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION HONORING COMMISSIONER EARLEAN COLLINS ON HER RETIREMENT WHEREAS, Commissioner Earlean Collins (1st District) will retire on November 30, 2014, after thirty-seven years of outstanding and meritorious years of public service; and WHERAS, Commissioner Collins was born in Rolling Fork, Mississippi, and was one of fourteen children. She moved to Chicago, Illinois, as a teenager and graduated from Wendell Phillips High School and later attended the University of Illinois at Chicago Circle Campus; and WHEREAS, first elected to the Illinois State Senate in 1977, Commissioner Collins was the first African American female to win the Democratic nomination for a statewide constitutional office, and the first woman to serve as an assistant presiding officer of the Senate; and WHEREAS, as a result of diligent work and demonstrated ability in the Senate, Commissioner Collins advanced significant pieces of legislation including: the Public Employees Collective Barg...
Sponsors: JERRY BUTLER, JOHN P. DALEY, JOHN A. FRITCHEY, BRIDGET GAINER, JESÚS G. GARCÍA, ELIZABETH "LIZ" DOODY GORMAN, GREGG GOSLIN, STANLEY MOORE, JOAN PATRICIA MURPHY, TONI PRECKWINKLE (President), EDWIN REYES, TIMOTHY O. SCHNEIDER, PETER N. SILVESTRI, DEBORAH SIMS, ROBERT STEELE, LARRY SUFFREDIN, JEFFREY R. TOBOLSKI
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PROPOSED RESOLUTION

HONORING COMMISSIONER EARLEAN COLLINS ON HER RETIREMENT

WHEREAS, Commissioner Earlean Collins (1st District) will retire on November 30, 2014, after thirty-seven years of outstanding and meritorious years of public service; and

WHERAS, Commissioner Collins was born in Rolling Fork, Mississippi, and was one of fourteen children. She moved to Chicago, Illinois, as a teenager and graduated from Wendell Phillips High School and later attended the University of Illinois at Chicago Circle Campus; and

WHEREAS, first elected to the Illinois State Senate in 1977, Commissioner Collins was the first African American female to win the Democratic nomination for a statewide constitutional office, and the first woman to serve as an assistant presiding officer of the Senate; and

WHEREAS, as a result of diligent work and demonstrated ability in the Senate, Commissioner Collins advanced significant pieces of legislation including: the Public Employees Collective Bargaining Act, the Equal Employment Opportunity Office, the Job Training Partnership Act, the Independent Public Defender's Office Act, the Earn Fare Program, and the College Tuition Savings Program; and

WHEREAS, Commissioner Collins was elected to the Cook County Board of Commissioners in 1998; and

WHEREAS, as a member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, Commissioner Collins serves as Chairman of the Criminal Justice and Workforce, Job Development & Training Opportunities Committees; and

WHEREAS, Commissioner Collins has focused her time on the County Board working to improve the lives of children, families, and senior citizens; and

WHEREAS, throughout her many years of service, Commissioner Collins has served the residents of Cook County with fairness and dedication; further, she has earned the respect and admiration of Cook County Board members for her knowledge, tenacity, and humor;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the President and Members of the ...

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