IL HR1389

Congratulates Representative Sidney Mathias on his distinguished service to the Illinois House representing the 51st and 53rd Legislative Districts since 1999.

Documents Mathias's education (South Shore High School 1962, Roosevelt University B.S. Mathematics 1966, DePaul University Law Degree 1968) and 40-year law practice in Arlington Heights.

Recognizes his service as Buffalo Grove Village Trustee (1988-1991) and Village President (1991-1999), where he championed the North Central Line transit project and Sidney H. Mathias Transit Center.

Highlights his legislative accomplishments including sponsorship of over 120 public acts, leadership on mass transit and local government committees, advocacy for children and adults with disabilities, and key roles in Regional Transportation Authority reform and Route 53 extension efforts.

Honors his father Ernest Mathias as a Holocaust survivor arrested during Kristallnacht and imprisoned at Buchenwald, whose parents and three sisters were killed in concentration camps during World War II.