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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans
3will present its annual "Dante Award" on May 19, 2011 to Linda
4Yu, Anchorwoman for ABC Channel 7 in Chicago; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Linda Yu joined ABC 7 Chicago in 1984; and in
6April of 2005 was inducted into the "Silver Circle" of
7legendary Chicago broadcasters; and
 
8    WHEREAS, During her career in Chicago, she has earned 5
9local Emmy awards; she recently won an Emmy for her
10contributions to a primetime special "Chicago's Road to China,"
11exploring the Chicago connections to the growing Asian economy
12in China; and
 
13    WHEREAS, She was also honored with an Emmy for her
14examination of the aftermath of 9/11; she received the Emmy for
15Outstanding Achievement with a Regularly Scheduled News
16Program, Spot Coverage in 1987; in 1982, she won for her
17coverage of a construction accident in Chicago's Loop; and in
181981, she received an Emmy for her special newscast on the
19attempted assassination of President Reagan; and
 
20    WHEREAS, In 1984, she was honored with a National Gold
21Medal from the National Conference of Community and Justice for

 

 

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1her documentary, "The Scars of Belfast"; and
 
2    WHEREAS, Prior to working with ABC 7, she served as the
3co-anchor for WMAQ-TV from 1980 to 1984; and
 
4    WHEREAS, The Dante Award is given by the Joint Civic
5Committee of Italian Americans annually; the Joint Civic
6Committee on Italian Americans is an independent non-profit
7association dedicated to preserving Italian-American heritage
8and providing a unified voice for metropolitan Chicago's
9Italian-American community; the Dante Award is given to a
10member of the local news media who has answered Dante
11Alighieri's call to be no timid friend to truth; therefore, be
12it
 
13    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
14NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
15we congratulate Linda Yu on being named the recipient of the
162011 Dante Award, presented by the Joint Civic Committee of
17Italian Americans, for her dedication, service, and
18inspiration in the field of news; and be it further
 
19    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
20presented to Linda Yu as a symbol our respect and esteem.