Rep. Patricia R. Bellock

Congratulates Jim Tikalsky on the occasion of being named Darien's Citizen of the Year for 2008.

Congratulates Charles Foster on the occasion of being the recipient of the Charles Foster Award for Business Achievement from the Hinsdale Chamber of Commerce on October 19, 2007.

Congratulates Patrick J. Kenny on the occasion of his retirement as Fire Chief of the Village of Hinsdale.

Mourns the death of United States Marine Corporal Joseph E. Stevenson III of Downers Grove.

Honors James "Jamie" Smith III on the occasion of his outstanding performance at the 2007 Special Olympics World Summer games held in Shanghai, China.

Congratulates the congregation of the Hinsdale Seventh-day Adventist Church on the occasion of the church's 100th anniversary.

Amends provisions of the Illinois Human Rights Act prohibiting sexual harassment in higher education so that they also apply to sexual harassment in elementary and secondary schools. Effective immediately.

Amends the Downstate Forest Preserve District Act. Provides that a forest preserve may sell certain vacant, subdivided residential outlots if the board of commissioners determines that the sale is advantageous to the district. Sets forth other criteria for the sale of the lots. Provides that the proceeds from the sale must be set aside and used only for certain capital improvements or for the payment of bond indebtedness. Effective immediately.

Creates the Green Governments Illinois Act. Provides for the creation of the Green Governments Coordinating Council and sets out the composition and responsibilities of the Council. Gives the Council the authority to solicit and receive grants to fulfill the Council's functions and to solicit, use, and publish advice and information to assist in the Council's duties. Provides that participation in the Green Governments Illinois program by units of State and local government and educational institutions is voluntary. Sets out responsibilities of State agencies under the Act. Provides that a member of the Lieutenant Governor's staff shall be responsible for the establishment and maintenance of a Green Governments Illinois website with specified content. Effective immediately.

Amends the Public Library District Act. Provides that the balance in the working cash fund may not exceed 0.2% of the equalized assessed value of the taxable property in the district (instead of 0.2% of the equalized assessed value of taxable property for the year the fund was established or, for funds established after January 1, 1979, for the year 1978). Provides that the library district board may invest temporarily idle moneys from the district's working cash fund. Provides that the interest earned from the investments may be transferred to the general fund or may remain in the working cash fund, provided that the balance of the working cash fund does not exceed the statutory maximum. Provides that, if a working cash fund is abolished, it may be reestablished in the same manner as the fund was originally created. Effective immediately.