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SENATE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to  
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learn of the death of
Jane Radostits of Lockport, who passed 
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away on May 11, 2007; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Jane Radostits received her law degree in November 
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1985; she decided to be a prosecutor instead of pursuing a more 
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financially rewarding career in private practice; she worked 
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for 11 years as a Cook County prosecutor before accepting a 
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promotion in DuPage County to serve as a deputy criminal chief; 
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she was selected as the Illinois Prosecutors Bar Association's 
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top legal eagle in 2005; she was named a finalist for an open 
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DuPage County associate judge position in 2006 and was vying 
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for two current vacancies before her death; she was the head of  
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the DuPage County State's Attorney's special prosecution unit, 
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which focuses on children and family crimes; she developed a 
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great reputation for her dedication to her work; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Jane Radostits is remembered by all who knew her 
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as a compassionate and courageous person, inside and outside 
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the courthouse, and as a person who always did the right thing; 
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and

 
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    WHEREAS, Jane Radostits is survived by her  husband, Frank 
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Radostits; her children, Kate and Frankie Radostits; her 
 


 






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siblings, Cathy (Tony) Di Orio and John LaFlamboy; her 
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father-in-law, Frank Radostits; her sister-in-law, Arlene 
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(Thomas) Cohan; her nieces, Melissa and Michele; and her 
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nephews, Mark, John, Brian, Mikey, Kyle, and Tim; therefore, be 
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it

 

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    RESOLVED, BY THE  SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
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her family and friends, the passing of Jane Radostits; and be 
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it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of Jane Radostits as an expression of 
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our sympathy.