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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
IN MEMORY OF THE HONORABLE ROBERT STEELE, COOK COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, 2ND DISTRICT
WHEREAS, on June 19, 2017, 2nd District Commissioner Robert Steele was called from our midst by Almighty God; and
WHEREAS, Commissioner Robert Steele was born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1961 to Robert P. and Bobbie Steele, and was a lifelong resident of Chicago's Westside; and
WHEREAS, Commissioner Steele earned his high school diploma from Westinghouse High School, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and Information Systems from Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland; and
WHEREAS, Commissioner Steele was a loving and dedicated father to Ahja, Cameron and Stephanie; and
WHEREAS, Commissioner Steele was a life-long public servant, representing the 2nd District of Cook County as a County Board Commissioner since 2006; and
WHEREAS, Commissioner Steele won election to the County Board in 2010 and was re-elected in 2014; and
WHEREAS, Commissioner Steele was elected President Pro Tempore of the Cook County Board of Commissioners in 2010 and served in that role until his passing; and
WHEREAS, in addition to his duties as President Pro Tempore of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, Commissioner Steele served as Chairman of the Contract Compliance and Environmental Control Committees, and Vice-Chairman of the Health and Hospitals Committee; and
WHEREAS, Commissioner Steele sponsored meaningful legislation including but not limited to: the Cook County Contract Management Ordinance, Unlawful Filing of Fraudulent Lien Ordinance, the Electronic Compiled Data Ordinance, and the Cook County "Ban the Box" Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, Commissioner Steele was a fierce advocate for eliminating the inequities endured by minority and women-owned small businesses, the establishment and growth of these businesses throughout the County and his own North Lawndale neighborhood, and helping formerly incarcerated individuals into em...
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