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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives and the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn 
4of the death of Daniel L. "Dan" Goodwin, who passed away on 
5January 19, 2024; and
 
6    WHEREAS, On June 26, 1943, Daniel L. Goodwin was born in 
7Berwyn, Illinois; as a child, he enrolled in the Chicago 
8public schools system and Illinois public universities, 
9receiving a diploma from Lane Tech and a degree from what was 
10then the Illinois Teachers' College - Chicago North; and
 
11    WHEREAS, With the career goal of being a science teacher, 
12Dan Goodwin earned a master's degree from Northern Illinois 
13University nd set to work as a science teacher in the Chicago 
14Public School system; he was assigned to schools on the West 
15Side of the City of Chicago and worked in the West Side in the 
161960s; and
 
17    WHEREAS, In the 1960s, Dan Goodwin, his wife, Carol 
18Goodwin, and their colleagues saw the challenges and hopes 
19facing young adults as they searched for safe places to live 
20and raise a family; he and three fellow teachers formed an 
21alliance to acquire, develop, build, and manage real estate; 
22and
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, The foursome chose Dan Goodwin to lead what would 
2become The Inland Real Estate Group of Companies, Inc.; with 
3one eye on the financial marketplace and the other eye on 
4customer demand, the Inland Real Estate Group of Companies, 
5Inc. moved into commercial real estate development; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Entities, partnerships, and affiliations in which 
7The Inland Real Estate Group of Companies, Inc. have been a 
8lynch pin have launched more than 800 separate real estate 
9investment tranches, have led or aided in the development of 
10hundreds of millions of square feet of real estate, have 
11established ties with hundreds of thousands of partners and 
12investors, and have closed more than $80 billion in commercial 
13real estate transactions; and
 
14    WHEREAS, By 2024, The Inland Real Estate Group of 
15Companies, Inc. had achieved nationwide market-leadership 
16expertise in leasing, property management, land development, 
17commercial real estate brokerage, commercial real estate 
18finance, property finance, and property investment; and
 
19    WHEREAS, By 2024, under its founder, chairman, and CEO Dan 
20Goodwin, The Inland Real Estate Group of Companies, 
21headquartered in Oak Brook, was the employer of more than 
221,000 Americans across the country, including experts in real 
 
 
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1estate development, real estate management, and real estate 
2finance and investment; and
 
3    WHEREAS, Chairman and CEO Dan Goodwin never forgot his 
4ties to the former Illinois Teachers' College-Chicago North, 
5now known as Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU); NEIU 
6asked their graduate, Dan Goodwin, to sit on their board of 
7trustees; he would chair the NEIU board for 10 years, from 1996 
8through 2006; in 2016 in honor of his service, NEIU named its 
9College of Education The Daniel L. Goodwin College of 
10Education; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Benedictine University in Lisle developed an even 
12more prolonged interrelationship with Dan Goodwin's life of 
13service; for more than 30 years, he served as vice chairman of 
14Benedictine University; the Daniel L. Goodwin College of 
15Business (GCOB) at Benedictine University currently has 22 
16faculty members, administrators, and staff, with a 
17career-minded orientation similar to the life pathway that Dan 
18Goodwin himself followed; and
 
19    WHEREAS, Of the hundreds of local and national 
20recognitions accorded to Dan Goodwin, a select list in 2021 
21for the works of service he had performed up to that time 
22contained more than 40 separate honors and awards, including 
23an unprecedented three separate presentations of the Ethics in 
 
 
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1Business Award by the Better Business Bureau, presented in 
22009, 2014, and again in 2017 to The Inland Real Estate Group 
3of Companies, Inc.; and
 
4    WHEREAS, Dan Goodwin never relinquished his passionate 
5support for affordable housing for all Illinois families; he 
6organized the New Directions Housing Corporation, a 
7non-for-profit corporation, that has worked closely with 
8financial partners and tax advisors to finance the 
9construction of housing all over Illinois; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Dan Goodwin also served for 10 years on the board 
11of the Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) Trust 
12Fund, helping to raise billions of dollars for affordable 
13housing, first-time family housing, and senior housing 
14throughout Illinois; and
 
15    WHEREAS, Constantly fighting for his native State of 
16Illinois, Dan Goodwin served for many years on the board of the 
17Better Government Association (BGA); to honor his service, the 
18BGA renamed the award bestowing its highest honor as the 
19Daniel L. Goodwin Watchdog Award in 2017; and
 
20    WHEREAS, Daniel L. Goodwin died on January 19, 2024 at the 
21age of 80; friends described him as a prolific fundraiser, 
22giver, networker, and friend of enlightened business and 
 
 
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1thoughtful finance; therefore, be it
 
2    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
3HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE 
4SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we express our profound grief 
5upon the death of Illinois native son, Daniel L. "Dan" 
6Goodwin, and our gratitude for his unprecedented achievements 
7in business and public service; and be it further
 
8    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be 
9presented to Carol Goodwin, Daniel L. Goodwin's beloved wife, 
10Jennifer Blaha, his daughter, and Julie Tice, his daughter, as 
11representatives of the family of the late Daniel L. Goodwin.