OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
CITY OF CHICAGO
LORI E. LIGHTFOOT
MAYOR
April 19,2023
10 THE HONORABLE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO
Ladies and Gentlemen:
I transmit herewith, together with the entire City Council, a resolution honoring Alderman Howard Brookins.
Your favorable consideration of this resolution will be appreciated.
Very truly yours,
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WHEREAS, The Members of this Chamber are proud and honored to congratulate our dear friend and colleague, Alderman Howard B. Brookins, Jr. on his twenty years of dedicated and outstanding service to the people of the 21st Ward, and the City of Chicago; and
WHEREAS, Alderman Brookins is the proud son of Howard B. Brookins, Sr. who served in the Illinois General Assembly and in the State Senate; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Brookins was born in 1963 and graduated from Mendel Catholic High School in Chicago. Later he attended Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, where he received his Bachelor's degree before earning his Juris Doctor degree from Northern Illinois University; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Brookins is the devoted and caring husband of his lovely wife Ebony Taylor-Brookins and the loving and proud father of Howard B. Brookins, III and Harihson B. Brookins; and
WHEREAS, Howard Brookins has had a long and distinguished career of public service in Illinois. He has been an assistant public defender, a special assistant attorney general, an assistant State's attorney, and has served on numerous civic organization boards; and
WHEREAS, In May of 2003 Mr. Brookins was elected to the Chicago City Council representing the 21st Ward, and subsequently served five terms in office; and
WHEREAS, Alderman Brookins has served as the Chairman of the Transportation and Public Way committee, Chairman of the Economic Capital and Technology committee and Chairman of the Committee of Education and Child Development. Most recently he has also served on the Committees on Aviation, Budget and Government Operations, Committees ...
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