Illinois HR 341: RECOGNIZES-HON. THOMAS CHIOLA

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HR0341LRB104 13605 LAW 26221 r

1HOUSE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 

3Representatives wish to recognize the Honorable Thomas R. 

4Chiola on his career, his achievements, and his contributions 

5to the State as the first openly gay elected official in 

6Illinois; and

7 WHEREAS, Judge Chiola has been a devoted activist and an 

8inspiration to the LGBT community for decades, and his 

9advocacy and trailblazing example have paved the way for those 

10from marginalized communities to seek public office in 

11Illinois; and

12 WHEREAS, Judge Chiola was born in Springfield in 1952; he 

13earned a Bachelor of Science from Illinois State University in 

141974 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Illinois 

15College of Law in 1977; and

16 WHEREAS, Judge Chiola moved from Springfield to Chicago in 

171977, where his first position was as a prosecutor for the 

18Illinois Attorney General's Environment Control Division with 

19a concentration on pollution cases; and

20 WHEREAS, Judge Chiola was elected to the Illinois Circuit 

21Court of Cook County in 1994, and he retired in 2009; during 

HR0341- 2 -LRB104 13605 LAW 26221 r

1his career, he served as chief administrative law judge for 

2the General Council for the Illinois Department of 

3Professional Regulation, where he served for six years while 

4deliberating various high-profile medical cases and 

5malpractice lawsuits; and

6 WHEREAS, Judge Chiola, as an activist, successfully aided 

7in passing the Cook County Human Rights Ordinance in 1993, a 

8measure designed to protect all people who live and work in the 

9county from discrimination and sexual harassment based on a 

10variety of instances, including sexual orientation; an