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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The auction industry contributes approximately a 
3quarter trillion in sales revenue to the economies of the 
4United States and the world each year; and
 
5    WHEREAS, For over 75 years, the Illinois State Auctioneers 
6Association has held auctioneering to be a reliable and 
7trustworthy profession; and
 
8    WHEREAS, The Illinois State Auctioneers Association was 
9formed by a group of businessmen who knew that in order to 
10provide a better business environment for themselves and 
11strengthen their share of the auction market, they needed to 
12work together; and
 
13    WHEREAS, The Illinois State Auctioneers Association was 
14created with the purpose of providing its members with one 
15voice to speak for the auction industry of the State of 
16Illinois; and
 
17    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois State Auctioneers 
18Association strive to advance the auction method of marketing; 
19and
 
20    WHEREAS, The Illinois State Auctioneers Association 
 
 
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1affords auctioneers the opportunity to enhance their expertise 
2and establish themselves among their clients and communities; 
3in the process, auctioneers obtain the tools necessary to make 
4sound and profitable decisions in their auction business and 
5to promote the auction method of marketing to the general 
6public; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Auctioneers are responsible for facilitating 
8auctions, ensuring fair dealings, acting as agents for 
9sellers, and acting in accordance with good faith to their 
10clients and community; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Auctioneers further support their communities and 
12charities through providing benefit charity auctions; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Auctions are the last bastion of the competitive 
14free enterprise system in the United States; therefore, be it
 
15    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
16HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
17we declare May 7, 2025 as Auctioneers Day in the State of 
18Illinois; and be it further
 
19    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
20presented to the Illinois State Auctioneers Association as a 
21symbol of our respect and esteem.