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Oswego Village Board honors retiring State Sen. Holmes from Aurora for her ‘thoughtful leadership’ · Kendall County News - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: Oswego Village Board honors retiring State Senator Holmes from Aurora
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  Speaker 1: for her thoughtful leadership. Written by Eric Schellkopf. This article
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  Speaker 1: is being read by an automated voice brought to you
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  Speaker 1: by Everlit. The Village of Oswego is honoring retiring State
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  Speaker 1: Senator Linda Holmes de Aurora through designating Wolf's Crossing at
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  Speaker 1: the Harvey Road Roundabout an honorary street in her name.
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  Speaker 1: State Senator Linda Holmes has served the people of Illinois
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  Speaker 1: and Oswego with compassion integrity, and thoughtful leadership since her
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  Speaker 1: election to the Illinois Senate in 2006. Oswego Village President
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  Speaker 1: Ryan Kaufman said in reading a proclamation honoring Holmes at
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  Speaker 1: the September 1st Oswego Village board meeting. As assistant majority leader,
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  Speaker 1: she has built a reputation for tackling difficult issues with care,
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  Speaker 1: always focused on improving the health, well-being, and quality of
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  Speaker 1: life of Illinois families. Holmes' recently announced she will retire
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  Speaker 1: from the state legislature in January to focus on her health.
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  Speaker 1: She's battled multiple sclerosis for almost 40 years. Her current
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  Speaker 1: term expires in January. The proclamation states that Holmes has
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  Speaker 1: consistently combined practical problem-solving with a collaborative approach to governing.
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  Speaker 1: Kaufman also noted that Holmes was instrumental in helping secure $ 3. 6
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  Speaker 1: million in state funding to support local programs and projects
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  Speaker 1: like the Oswego Senior Center. improvements to Wolf's Crossing in Oswego,
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  Speaker 1: and ongoing public safety initiatives, all of which have been
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  Speaker 1: vital to Oswego's continued growth, he said. Holmes leaves a
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  Speaker 1: legacy of compassion, consensus-building, and principled public service, Kaufman said.
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  Speaker 1: Her career stands as a testament to the belief that
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  Speaker 1: even the most difficult conversations can lead to meaningful progress
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  Speaker 1: for the people of Illinois. Her district includes Kendall, Kane, DuPage,
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  Speaker 1: and Will Counties. Before being elected to the Illinois State Senate,
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  Speaker 1: Holmes served on the Kane County Board for two years.
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  Speaker 1: Holmes thanked village officials for the recognition. It has been
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  Speaker 1: truly the honor of a lifetime to have served in
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  Speaker 1: the Illinois General Assembly and certainly to represent your community,
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  Speaker 1: she said. So thank you. In 2023, the four-way intersection
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  Speaker 1: at Wolf's Crossing and Harvey Road was replaced with Oswego's
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  Speaker 1: first roundabout. Wolf's Crossing is an east-west corridor in Oswego
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  Speaker 1: that spans 4.5 miles from US Route 34 to Eola Road.