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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
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Representatives are pleased to congratulate the staff of 
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DZIENNIK ZWIAZKOWY on the occasion of the newspaper's 100th 
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anniversary; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The history of DZIENNIK ZWIAZKOWY began in 1907 
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when the Polish National Alliance decided to create a newspaper 
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to serve the entire Polish-American community during their 1907 
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National Convention; the first edition of DZIENNIK ZWIAZKOWY, 
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literally translated to "The Alliance Daily", was printed on 
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January 15, 1908; the newspaper's first editor was Frank 
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Jablonski, a dedicated journalist and Polish-American activist 
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and former PNA President and ZGODA editor; and

 
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    WHEREAS, In the coming decades after the inception of 
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DZIENNIK ZWIAZKOWY, the newspaper grew to become the most 
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widely read Polish newspaper in the City of Chicago, no small 
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task in such a hotly contested city; by 1923, after taking over 
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rival newspaper National Daily, the circulation surpassed 
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54,000; under Karol Piatkiewicz, the newspaper's editor from 
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1931 until 1967, DZIENNIK ZWIAZKOWY became the authoritative 
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source of news regarding "all things Polish", and made a 
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particularly memorable contribution during World War II and the 
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Cold War years; and

 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, In recent decades, editors such as Jan Krawiec, 
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Anna Rychlinska, and Wojciech Bialasiewicz have enabled 
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DZIENNIK ZWIAZKOWY to reach out to new generations of Polish 
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immigrants and their families, providing outstanding coverage 
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of important subjects such as the rise of the Solidarity 
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movement, the papacy of John Paul II, the fall of Soviet 
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communism, and the rise of democracy in Poland; and


 
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    WHEREAS, The unparalleled journalistic integrity and 
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intense commitment to the Polish-American community exhibited 
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by the staff of DZIENNIK ZWIAZKOWY is worthy of the greatest 
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respect; 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 the staff of DZIENNIK ZWIAZKOWY on the occasion of 
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the newspaper's 100th anniversary and wish them continued 
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success in the future; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the staff of DZIENNIK ZWIAZKOWY as a symbol of our 
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esteem and respect.