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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, On November 13, 2014, Cinespace Chicago Film 
3Studios submitted an application to receive a $10 million grant 
4for the acquisition of land to be used by the company; the 
5grant was approved on December 1, 2014; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, After being approved for the grant and being given 
7the $10 million, reports have shown that Cinespace Chicago Film 
8Studios has cashed the check provided to them, but has not 
9purchased any land with the money; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, The grant application that was submitted by 
11Cinespace contained no appraisals for the value of the land the 
12film company was hoping to purchase and many of the landowners 
13listed in the grant application have indicated they are not 
14interested in selling their land; in addition, the company has 
15previously experienced problems meeting the State's reporting 
16requirements for previous grant money that the company 
17received; and

  
 
18    WHEREAS, There exist many questions surrounding the 
19process in which Cinespace received $10 million in State grant 
20money and Cinespace's subsequent actions concerning the land 
21acquisition process; therefore, be it
  
 
 
 
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1    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
2NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
3direct the Office of the Auditor General to conduct an 
4investigation into the $10 million grant released to Cinespace 
5Chicago Film Studios for land acquisition; and be it further
  
 
6    RESOLVED, That we urge Cinespace Chicago Film Studios and 
7any other organizations or agencies involved with this inquiry 
8to make available to the Office of the Auditor General all 
9information that may be necessary to its investigation; and be 
10it further
 
11    RESOLVED, That the Office of the Auditor General shall 
12present a report to the Illinois House of Representatives 
13detailing the findings of its investigation not more than one 
14year after the adoption of this resolution; and be it further
 
15    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
16delivered to the Office of the Auditor General.