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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
REMEMBERING AND HONORING THE LIFE OF LAURENCE MSALL
WHEREAS, Laurence Msall was born in Chicago in 1962, to Emile and Lucile the eighth of ten children. Laurence attended St. Ignatius High School and Knox College. After graduation he moved to Springfield where he worked in the Department of Commerce and Community Affairs under Gov. Jim Thompson; and
WHEREAS, in 1990 Laurence joined the staff of the Commercial Club of Chicago as vice president, promoting regional economic development strategies and special projects including the Chicago Bears stadium and reorganization of the United Way of Chicago. Laurence earned his Juris Doctorate in 1992 at Loyola University School of Law, Evening Division; and
WHEREAS, Laurence returned to government in 1999, when then-Governor George H. Ryan appointed him Senior Advisor for Economic Development. In this position Laurence was responsible for the oversight of eleven of the state's economic development and infrastructure-related agencies; and
WHEREAS, Laurence became president of the Civic Federation, Illinois' century-old and leading voice for fiscal responsibility and government accountability, in January of 2002. During his twenty years as president, Laurence worked tirelessly to make the Civic Federation an indispensable source of reliable fiscal information and government process recommendations for Cook County and other public government bodies, the media, and the general public. Laurence was a strong mentor to a generation of Civic Federation staff, who have gone on to successful careers in government, philanthropy, and the private sector; and
WHEREAS, Msall is a member of the Board of He also serves on the Advisory Directors of the Woods Fund of Chicago, the Chicago Civic Consulting Alliance, the Cook County Health Nominating Committee, and the Kennedy Forum of Illinois. Board of the University of Illinois Institute of Government and Public Affairs and NPR Illinois Issues. He is an active ...
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