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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives wish to recognize former Alderperson Michael 
4Scott Jr. on his seven years of dedicated and outstanding 
5service to the people of the 24th Ward and the City of Chicago; 
6and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, Michael Scott is a native of the North Lawndale 
8neighborhood of Chicago; he is the son of prominent Chicago 
9leaders Michael Scott Sr., the former president of the Chicago 
10Board of Education, and Millicent Scott, former superintendent 
11of the 24th Ward; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, Michael Scott graduated from Whitney M. Young 
13Magnet High School in 1994 and earned his Bachelor of Arts in 
14Political Science from Morehouse College in 1998; and
  
 
15    WHEREAS, Michael Scott previously served the Chicago Park 
16District for 12 years; he first served as a park supervisor at 
17the Douglass Cultural Center and later as an area manager for 
18the Central Region, where he managed 35 staffed and unstaffed 
19facilities; and
  
 
20    WHEREAS, Over the course of his career, Michael Scott also 
21served the Chicago Public Schools as citywide sports 
 
 
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1coordinator, the Public Building Commission, and the nonprofit 
2After School Matters; and
  
 
3    WHEREAS, Michael Scott was initially elected as 
4alderperson of the 24th Ward in 2015; he was reelected by his 
5constituents for an additional term in 2019; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, During his tenure in office, Michael Scott 
7diligently worked to create an economic engine for the 
8community, to dedicate more than 300 million dollars to 
9capital and human infrastructure, to beautify the 24th Ward, 
10to improve the relationship between the Chicago Department of 
11Police and the community, and to develop job training for 
12residents; and
  
 
13    WHEREAS, Michael Scott served with distinction on many 
14Chicago City Council committees, including most recently as 
15chairman of the Committee on Education and Child Development 
16and as a member of the Committee on the Budget and Government 
17Operations, the Committee on Committees and Rules, the 
18Committee on Contracting Oversight and Equity, the Committee 
19on Economic, Capital and Technology Development, the Committee 
20on Ethics and Government Oversight, the Committee on Finance, 
21the Committee on License and Consumer Protection, the 
22Committee on Public Safety, and the Committee on 
23Transportation and Public Way; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Michael Scott continues to reside in the North 
2Lawndale neighborhood with his wife, Natashee, and his three 
3children, Morgan, Nicholas, and Michael III; therefore, be it
  
 
4    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
5HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
6we recognize former Alderperson Michael Scott Jr. for his 
7tenure on the Chicago City Coucil, thank him for his many years 
8of exceptional service to the people of the 24th Ward and the 
9City of  Chicago, and wish him continued success in his future 
10endeavors; and be it further
  
 
11    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
12presented to Michael Scott as a symbol of our esteem and 
13respect.