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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
HONORING LOUIS G. APOSTOL FOR RECEIVING THE PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD FROM THE NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY LAW ALUMNI COUNCIL
WHEREAS, in 2018, the Northern Illinois University College of Law Alumni Council awarded the Honorable Louis G. Apostol with the prestigious Public Service Award; and
WHEREAS, Louis G. Apostol was born July 25, 1946, and earned a Juris Doctor from NIU College of Law, an M.B.A. in Management and Finance from NIU, and a B.A. in Business Administration and Finance from Elmhurst College; and
WHEREAS, as a successful practicing attorney the Honorable Louis G. Apostol specialized in corporate, real estate, tax, banking, and government law in a distinguished career before the Bar; and
WHEREAS, the Honorable Louis G. Apostol was the Public Administrator of Cook County from 1991-2003 by appointment of the Governor; and
WHEREAS, in 1997, the Honorable Louis G. Apostol received the Hellene of the Year Award from the Hellenic Bar Association of Chicago; and
WHEREAS, in 2003, the Governor appointed the Honorable Louis G. Apostol as Commissioner to the Illinois Court of Claims; and
WHEREAS, Louis G. Apostol was counsel with Freeborn & Peters LLP prior to joining the law firm of Much Shelist; and
WHEREAS, Louis G. Apostol later served as counsel with Apostol Kowal Jordan, LLC, a Chicago general practice law firm founded in 2011; and
WHEREAS, the Honorable Louis G. Apostol is formerly the Chair, Vice Chair, and Legislative Liaison for the Chicago Bar Association’s Trade and Professional Associations Law Committee; and
WHEREAS, the Honorable Louis G. Apostol has served with distinction on the Board of Directors of the United Hellenic American Congress and UHAC Publications, and as President of the Hellenic Foundation in Chicago and Washington, DC; and
WHEREAS, the Honorable Louis G. Apostol serves on many other corporate boards in Illinois and has been a speaker in countless legal symposia.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Cook County Board of Commissioners does hereby congratulate the Honorable Louis G. Apostol for receiving the Public Service Award from NIU Law Alumni Council in recognition of his many contributions and dedicated service to the people of Cook County and Illinois; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a suitable copy of this resolution be tendered to the Honorable Louis G. Apostol as an expression of our well wishes.
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