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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
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Representatives are pleased to honor citizens of the State who 
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have reached a milestone in their lives; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Jeff Ladd has shown a consistent dedication to 
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public service for over thirty years; in 1970, he took a leave 
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from his family construction business to serve as a Member of 
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the Sixth Illinois Constitutional Convention; his service 
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earned him the recognition of the Chicago Daily News as one of 
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the Convention's Twenty Outstanding Delegates; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Mr. Ladd is a partner in the Health Care 
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Department of the Chicago law firm of Bell, Boyd & Lloyd; his 
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practice is concentrated primarily on tax-exempt municipal 
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bonds and health care areas of the law; and
 
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    WHEREAS,

Mr. Ladd received a Bachelor of Arts degree with 
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honors, from Loras College; he received his Jurist Doctor 
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degree with honors, in 1973 from IIT/Chicago-Kent College of 
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Law, where he was an editor of the Law Review; he is a member of 
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the American Bar Association, the Chicago Bar Association, the 
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National Association of Bond Lawyers, the American Health 
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Lawyers Association, and the Illinois Association of Hospital 
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Attorneys; and
 
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Mr. Ladd has been called upon by the Governor of Illinois 
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to serve on administrative boards and commissions in State 
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government; he was appointed by Governor Richard Ogilvie to 
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serve on the Constitutional Implementation Committee, which 
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was created to ascertain and draft any legislation necessary to 
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the implementation of the new State Constitution; he also 
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served as Chairman of the Board of Governors of State Colleges 
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and Universities in Illinois and as a member of the Illinois 
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Board of Higher Education; in 1983 he was appointed as an 
 


 






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interim Director of the Regional Transportation Authority 
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prior to assuming the chairmanship of METRA; and
 
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    WHEREAS, In 1991 he was appointed Chairman of the 
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Redistricting Process Review Commission; he was the recipient 
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of the 1995 W. Graham Claytor, Jr. award for Distinguished 
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Service to Passenger Transportation; he was also the City Club 
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of Chicago's 1995 Citizen of the year;
Mr. Ladd has been active 
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in his community, having served as President of the Crystal 
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Lake Chamber of Commerce, Chairman of the Crystal Lake United 
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Fund, and was the recipient of the Jaycee's Distinguished 
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Service Award; 

 
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    WHEREAS, Mr. Ladd has served as the Chairman of METRA, the 
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commuter rail division of the Regional Transportation 
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Authority, since its inception in 1984; under his leadership 
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METRA is continually cited as the finest commuter rail system 
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in the country; Mr. Ladd recently announced his retirement from 
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METRA; and

 

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    WHEREAS, He has been a resident of McHenry County since 
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1946 where he lives with his wife, Kathleen; they have four 
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sons, Jeff Jr., John, Mark, and Matthew; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
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we congratulate Jeffrey Ladd on a job well done and wish him 
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continued good success in the future; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to Jeffrey Ladd, along with our sincere regards.