File #: 19-0420    Version: 1 Name: HONORING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF CHIEF ATTORNEY DENNIS A. WHITE
Type: Consent Calendar Resolution Status: Approved
File created: 10/15/2019 In control: FPD Board of Commissioners
On agenda: 10/22/2019 Final action: 10/22/2019
Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION HONORING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF CHIEF ATTORNEY DENNIS A. WHITE WHEREAS, Dennis A. White graduated from Saint Ignatius College Preparatory School. In 1987, he graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, then obtained a Master of Business Administration from the University of Chicago, and a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law; and WHEREAS, Mr. White is a proud member of the Omega Psi Phi fraternity dedicated to uplifting people and communities; and WHEREAS, in 2007, the Forest Preserves of Cook County Board of Commissioners approved the appointment of Dennis A. White as the Chief Attorney of the Forest Preserves of Cook County; and WHEREAS, he has led the legal department for 12 years and served as a member of Senior Staff managing the day-to-day operations and significantly contributing to the policies and strategic direction of the Forest ...
Sponsors: TONI PRECKWINKLE (President), ALMA E. ANAYA, LUIS ARROYO JR., SCOTT R. BRITTON, JOHN P. DALEY, DENNIS DEER, BRIDGET DEGNEN, BRIDGET GAINER, BRANDON JOHNSON, BILL LOWRY, DONNA MILLER, STANLEY MOORE, KEVIN B. MORRISON, SEAN M. MORRISON, PETER N. SILVESTRI, DEBORAH SIMS, LARRY SUFFREDIN, JEFFREY R. TOBOLSKI
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PROPOSED RESOLUTION

HONORING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF CHIEF ATTORNEY DENNIS A. WHITE

WHEREAS, Dennis A. White graduated from Saint Ignatius College Preparatory School. In 1987, he graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, then obtained a Master of Business Administration from the University of Chicago, and a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law; and

WHEREAS, Mr. White is a proud member of the Omega Psi Phi fraternity dedicated to uplifting people and communities; and

WHEREAS, in 2007, the Forest Preserves of Cook County Board of Commissioners approved the appointment of Dennis A. White as the Chief Attorney of the Forest Preserves of Cook County; and

WHEREAS, he has led the legal department for 12 years and served as a member of Senior Staff managing the day-to-day operations and significantly contributing to the policies and strategic direction of the Forest Preserves; and

WHEREAS, during his tenure at the Forest Preserves, Mr. White led the legal efforts to have the Forest Preserves declared in compliance with the Shakman decrees exemplifying his and the Forest Preserves' leaders' commitment to barring political patronage; and

WHEREAS, Mr. White also successfully defended the Forest Preserves and the taxpayers of Cook County in multiple lawsuits including several involving the acquisition of a 400-acre horse farm in Barrington Hills; and

WHEREAS, Chief Attorney Dennis A. White is known throughout the Forest Preserves for his common-sense legal approach, sound legal advice, and his thoughtful and calm approach to legal matters; and

WHEREAS, Mr. White served as the interim head of the Cook County Pension Board for a two-month period in 2018; and

WHEREAS, prior to his tenure at the Forest Preserves, Mr. White owned his own realty firm and was an attorney for General Motors; and

WHEREAS, in his downtime, Mr. White serves as th...

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