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90_SR0110
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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, Since 1995, the South Shore Islamic Community
3 Center, located at 2672 E. 75th Street, has worked to improve
4 life for the community of South Shore, and for the City of
5 Chicago as well; and
6 WHEREAS, Formally a tavern called the "Bird Cage", the
7 home to the Community Center was purchased by Imam Sidney R.
8 Sharif and his wife Esther D. Sharif; with hard work and only
9 their money, the Sharif's converted the building into a
10 valued part of the community; the City of Chicago razed two
11 buildings next to the Center, making the neighborhood feel
12 more comfortable for visitors to the Community Center; and
13 WHEREAS, The Center provides a safe and comfortable
14 atmosphere for prayer and meditation; the Center provides a
15 food giveaway each year; the Center sponsors a free summer
16 lunch program for needy children; and successfully sponsored
17 one of the most Safe Night city-wide celebrations in 1996, a
18 program helping families and friends with their children
19 celebrate the new year without drugs or alcohol; and
20 WHEREAS, The South Shore Islamic Community Center
21 sponsors programs that aid in the clean-up of the community;
22 the Center sponsors a community service program for youth
23 through the Juvenile Courts Probation department; they have
24 established the Youth for Community Awareness and Development
25 Team, or "Youth Cad"; they have sponsored educational trips
26 for children to various institutions throughout the Chicago
27 area, including DePaul University; and have made their
28 community more aware of gangs, drugs, and domestic violence
29 issues by setting up counseling in these areas; therefore, be
30 it
31 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETIETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
32 OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we salute the South Shore
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1 Islamic Community Center for their great work in making their
2 community a better place to live; and be it further
3 RESOLVED, That we declare November 1, 1997 to be the
4 South Shore Islamic Community Center Day; and be it further
5 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
6 presented to South Shore Islamic Community Center.