RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The Members of this Chamber are proud to congratulate our friend and colleague, Alderman Margaret Laurino, on her twenty-five years of dedicated and outstanding service to the people ofthe 39th Ward and the City of Chicago; and
WHEREAS, A lifelong resident ofthe 39th Ward, Margaret Laurino graduated from St. Edward Elementary School and Alvernia High School in Chicago and earned a Bachelor's Degree in Education and a Master's Degree in History from Northeastern Illinois University. The seeds of Margaret Laurino's passion for public service were sown at a young age as she witnessed her father, former Alderman Anthony Laurino, actively and tirelessly serve the residents ofthe 39th Ward for over three decades. She began her career in government by addressing constituents' needs in the 39th Ward office and eventually became Chief of Staff; and ;
WHEREAS, Former Mayor Richard M. Daley recognized Margaret Laurino's accomplishments and leadership capability, and, following her father's retirement, he appointed her interim 39th Ward Alderman. Margaret Laurino's vision for a thriving 39th Ward, coupled with her growing reputation as a forward thinking, energetic and effective leader, won her the 1995 election and five elections thereafter; and
WHEREAS, Throughout her illustrious career, Alderman Laurino focused on people's quality of life - good schools, educational opportunities for all, health and public safety, services for senior citizens, economic growth, capital and infrastructure improvements, constituent access to city services, and government transparency; and
WHEREAS, Alderman Laurino's many citywide initiatives included expanding high speed wireless Internet access to all city residents; banning texting while biking; mandating online ethics and sexual harassment training for City employees; video streaming Chicago City Council meetings; requiring detailed information about each of the City's tax increment finance districts to be posted on ...
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