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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
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Representatives wish to congratulate K. Patrick Yarbrough on 
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being named to fill a position on the bench in the 17th Circuit 
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Court of Winnebago and Boone Counties; and

 
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    WHEREAS, A longtime Assistant State's Attorney, K. Patrick 
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Yarbrough will be the first African-American to serve on the 
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bench in the 17th Circuit Court; and

 
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    WHEREAS, K. Patrick Yarbrough was selected by sitting 
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Circuit Court judges who selected him from among 19 applicants 
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for the associate judgeship; and

 
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    WHEREAS, K. Patrick Yarbrough's experience, leadership 
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abilities, and integrity were deciding factors in his 
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appointment; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He brings 17 years of experience in the State's 
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attorney's office to his new position; he has handled 
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misdemeanor and felony cases, and most recently, has supervised 
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the office's Community Prosecution Unit, working closely with 
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the Rockford Police Department to improve enforcement of laws 
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and codes that can improve neighborhoods; he was appointed in 
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2004 to oversee the unit, which focuses on such neighborhood 
 


 






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issues as drug houses, prostitution, and abandoned vehicles; 
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and

 
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    WHEREAS, K. Patrick Yarbrough has been involved in the Weed 
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and Seed program, which is designed to weed out bad elements in 
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target neighborhoods and replace them with positive, 
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community-building efforts; and
 
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    WHEREAS, K. Patrick Yarbrough is a Rockford native; he 
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graduated from Guilford High School in Rockford; he received 
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his Bachelor's degree from Ripon College in Ripon, Wisconsin 
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and his law degree from Northern Illinois University College of 
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Law; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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congratulate K. Patrick Yarbrough on his selection to serve on 
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the bench in the 17th Circuit Court and wish him continued 
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success as he presides as an associate judge; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to K. Patrick Yarbrough as a symbol of our respect.