The Illinois Municipal League was well represented at the recent National League of Cities (NLC) annual conference in Phoenix, Arizona:

• Mayor William F. Murphy of Woodridge was elected to the NLC's Board of Directors. He previously served on the NLC Policy Committee on Finance, Administration and Intergovernmental Relations. Mayor Murphy is a past president of the Illinois Municipal League.

• Mayor Frank L. Clinton of Paris was elected chair man of the Small Cities Council. The 100-member Council represents smaller cities in each of the 50 states. Mayor Clinton currently serves as First Vice President of the Municipal League.

• League Executive Director Kenneth A. Alderson was elected to the board of Public Technology, Inc. (PTI), the non-profit technology organization of the NLC, the National Association of Counties and the International City/County Management Association. PTI creates and advances technology-based products, services and enterprises in cities and counties nationwide.

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Congratulations and best wishes to Earl Irons, former Village President of Congerville, on the occasion of his 100th birthday, November 13. Mr. Irons has served on the Congerville Consolidated Grade School Board, is a charter member of the Woodford County Farm Bureau and served as its president, and is a former member of the Tri-County Regional Planning Commission.

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The Illinois Municipal League mourns the loss of J. Grant Smith, Village President of Wayne City. Mr. Smith was elected to office in 1993 after his retirement as president of First National Bank in Wayne City.

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The Illinois Municipal League was also saddened to learn of the death of Dennis Lauer, the Finance Director of Glenview. Mr. Lauer had served in that capacity since 1976.

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Gary Koch, Communications/Education Coordinator for the Illinois Municipal League, was elected national chairman of the Public Relations Society of America's Public Affairs and Government Section last month at the Society's annual conference in Seattle. The Public Relations Society of America is the world's largest organization for public relations and communications professionals with over 17,000 members. •

December 1995 / Illinois Municipal Review / Page 3