16  ILLINOIS BUSINESS LEADER
FEATURE
Illinois Chamber Presents the Bridge Builder Award to 
SENATE RECIPIENT, SENATOR JIL TRACY
The Illinois Chamber of Commerce congratulates Senator Jil Tracy for 
receiving our Bridge Builder Award. The Bridge Builder is our newest award 
which recognizes bipartisanship and collaboration in the General Assembly. 
	
Senator Jil Tracy has served in the Illinois Senate since 2016 and was a 
member of the House of Representatives from 2006-2014. During the 103rd 
General Assembly, Senator Tracy served as Spokesperson for the Judiciary 
Committee and was a member of the Labor, Executive, Higher Education, 
Appropriations (Education), and Veterans Affairs committees. She also 
serves on the Legislative Ethics Commission. In her early career, Senator 
Tracy worked in private law and served as Mt. Sterling City Attorney. Later, 
she served as an Assistant Illinois Attorney General. Senator Tracy resides in 
Quincy, IL where she currently serves on numerous community boards. 
	
“Senator Tracy has shown that her goal is to improve our state and has 
been successful in working across the aisle to accomplish that objective,” said 
Lou Sandoval, President and CEO of the Illinois Chamber of Commerce. “We 
are proud to share this award with her and to highlight her bipartisan and 
collegial approach to governing.” 
	
“Sen. Tracy is a relentless advocate for economic policies that make Illinois 
a better, more affordable place to work, live and raise a family,” said Illinois 
Senate Republican Leader John Curran (R-Downers Grove). “She has dedicated 
her storied career to improving our state by investing in Illinois families and 
businesses with great success. Sen. Tracy’s leadership on business issues is 
invaluable to our caucus and the people of Illinois, and there is no senator more 
deserving of this prestigious award.” 
Receiving the Bridge 
Builder Award 
from the Illinois 
Chamber is quite 
an honor. My focus 
as a lawmaker has 
always been economic 
development and 
I believe working 
together for the 
common good is a 
much more effective 
way of making our 
state a better place to 
live and work,” said 
Sen. Tracy. “A strong 
jobs climate helps all 
Illinois residents.
Bridge Builder 
Award 
Bridge Builder Award Winners
Senator Jil Tracy
50th Senate District - Quincy, IL

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