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“HONORING ED ZABROCKI FOR HIS 34 YEARS OF SERVICE AS MAYOR OF TINLEY PARK, ILLINOIS” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Commerce was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on pages E805 on June 1, 2015.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
HONORING ED ZABROCKI FOR HIS 34 YEARS OF SERVICE AS MAYOR OF TINLEY
PARK, ILLINOIS
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HON. DANIEL LIPINSKI
of illinois
in the house of representatives
Monday, June 1, 2015
Mr. LIPINSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Ed Zabrocki who recently retired after serving 34 years as Mayor of Tinley Park, Illinois. Throughout his time in office, Mayor Zabrocki demonstrated tremendous dedication to his community and its residents.
Ed Zabrocki began his career in public service by serving on the Tinley Park Human Resources Commission and became a Village Trustee in 1979. Two years later he was elected Mayor of Tinley Park.
Throughout his tenure in office, Mayor Zabrocki maintained a strong commitment to Tinley Park's residents. Under his leadership, the village became one of the fastest growing municipalities in the nation. In 2005 he was named as a finalist for the World Mayor Award. In 2006, the Commerce Department recognized Mayor Zabrocki with the Excellence in Economic Development Award for ``recognizing commitment to sound, research-based, market driven economic development in helping to grow the local economy.'' In addition to his service to Tinley Park, Ed Zabrocki was elected to be the 37th District's State Representative in the 89th Illinois General Assembly.
Ed Zabrocki has also been dedicated to education. After two years as a teacher at Bishop Noll, he was hired to teach at Brother Rice High School in Chicago in 1965. Forty years later he retired as Director of Guidance. Over the years he had a great influence on his students, with five of them going on to be elected to public office in the Chicago area.
Mayor Zabrocki and his wife Emily are the parents of two children and the grandparents of seven. In retirement he plans to spend more time with his family as well as his Lionel train sets and his baritone sax.
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