File #: 15-4678    Version: 1 Name: IN CELEBRATION OF EDWARD MCELROY’S 90TH BIRTHDAY
Type: Consent Calendar Resolution Status: Approved
File created: 7/24/2015 In control: Board of Commissioners
On agenda: 7/29/2015 Final action: 7/29/2015
Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION IN CELEBRATION OF EDWARD MCELROY'S 90TH BIRTHDAY WHEREAS, Edward McElroy celebrated his 90th birthday on July 20, 2015; and WHEREAS, Edward McElroy was born in Chicago on July 20, 1925 to Joseph and Elizabeth McElroy; and WHEREAS, Edward McElroy is a Chicago institution, with a career in politics and reporting that spans over sixty-five years; and WHEREAS, Edward McElroy grew up in Visitation Parish, where he served as an altar boy and was the captain of his baseball team; and WHEREAS, Edward McElroy is the host of "Community in Focus" on Chicago Comcast Channel 19, and "The Ed McElroy Show" on Comcast Channel 19 in the suburbs; and WHEREAS, Edward McElroy began his career in radio broadcasting in 1946 working with former White Sox broadcaster Bob Elson; and WHEREAS, Edward McElroy is Past National Commander and Past State Commander of the Catholic War Veterans of the United States of America; and WHEREAS, Edward McElroy was a dear f...
Sponsors: JOHN P. DALEY, TONI PRECKWINKLE (President), LUIS ARROYO JR, RICHARD R. BOYKIN, JERRY BUTLER, JOHN A. FRITCHEY, BRIDGET GAINER, JESÚS G. GARCÍA, GREGG GOSLIN, STANLEY MOORE, SEAN M. MORRISON, JOAN PATRICIA MURPHY, TIMOTHY O. SCHNEIDER, PETER N. SILVESTRI, DEBORAH SIMS, ROBERT STEELE, LARRY SUFFREDIN, JEFFREY R. TOBOLSKI

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PROPOSED RESOLUTION

 

IN CELEBRATION OF EDWARD MCELROY’S 90TH BIRTHDAY

 

WHEREAS, Edward McElroy celebrated his 90th birthday on July 20, 2015; and

 

WHEREAS, Edward McElroy was born in Chicago on July 20, 1925 to Joseph and Elizabeth McElroy; and

 

WHEREAS, Edward McElroy is a Chicago institution, with a career in politics and reporting that spans over sixty-five years; and

 

WHEREAS, Edward McElroy grew up in Visitation Parish, where he served as an altar boy and was the captain of his baseball team; and

 

WHEREAS, Edward McElroy  is the host of “Community in Focus” on Chicago Comcast Channel 19, and “The Ed McElroy Show” on Comcast Channel 19 in the suburbs; and

 

WHEREAS, Edward McElroy began his career in radio broadcasting in 1946 working with former White Sox broadcaster Bob Elson; and

 

WHEREAS, Edward McElroy is Past National Commander and Past State Commander of the Catholic War Veterans of the United States of America; and

 

WHEREAS, Edward McElroy was a dear friend of Mayor Richard J. Daley; and

 

WHEREAS, throughout his career in politics he has driven cardinals, ballplayers, and future presidents including John F. Kennedy and Barack Obama; and

 

WHEREAS, in 1986, Ed McElroy founded Edward F. McElroy & Associates, a public relations firm; and

 

WHEREAS, Edward McElroy is a family man and cares deeply about his community and city; and

 

WHEREAS, all who know Edward McElroy loves him for his time and attention to relationships, his devotion to God, and his love of this city; and

 

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Cook County Board of Commissioners does hereby extend its warmest wishes and congratulations to Edward McElroy on the celebration of his 90th birthday, and

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this text be spread upon the official proceedings of this Honorable Body, and an official copy of same be presented to the Edward McElroy to commemorate this joyous occasion.

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