ROCKFORD — State Rep. Maurice West presented a House resolution on Thursday to developer and philanthropist Sunil Puri for his decades of contributions to the city.
West handed Puri the honor at the offices for First Midwest Group, a real estate development company that Puri founded more than 40 years ago. The resolution celebrates Puri for his “exceptional leadership, vision and unwavering commitment that has created a lasting impact on the Rockford region and beyond.”
“We need to give people their flowers while they can still smell them,” West said. “I wanted to make sure that he knew the state of Illinois acknowledges his work.”…