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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the 
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State of Illinois wish to recognize Jennifer Hudson on her 
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career and accomplishments; and

 
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    WHEREAS, She won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress at 
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the 79th annual Academy Awards for her debut role as "Effie 
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Melody White" in the movie Dreamgirls; she beat out over 750 
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other hopefuls for the role; and

 
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    WHEREAS, For her performance in Dreamgirls, she won the 
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National Board of Review for "Breakthrough Performance", the 
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New York Critics Award, the Phoenix Film Critic's Society 
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Award, the Golden Satellite Award, the Golden Globe Award, and 
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the British Film Award; and

 
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    WHEREAS, She first became nationally known when she became 
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one of the twelve finalists on the third season of the reality 
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television show American Idol in 2004; and

 
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    WHEREAS, In the fall of 2002 she started her journey by 
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successfully landing a major role as "Calliope" in the play 
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Disney Wonder for the Disney cruise line, leaving in August 
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2003 to pursue American Idol; and
 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, She was born on September 12, 1981 and grew up on 
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the south side of Chicago and began singing in the church choir 
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at age seven; she is a 1999 graduate of Dunbar Vocational High 
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School; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich recently 
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proclaimed Monday, February 26, 2007 as "Jennifer Hudson Day"; 
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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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recognize Jennifer Hudson on the success she achieved in her 
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career so far and wish her a great future; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to Jennifer Hudson as a token of our esteem.