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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
| 3 | | Representatives wish to recognize the 75th anniversary of the |
| 4 | | founding of the Chicago Vocational Career Academy; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Chicago Vocational Career Academy or Chicago |
| 6 | | Vocational High School is commonly known as CVCA or CVS; |
| 7 | | CVCA/CVS is a public four-year vocational high school located |
| 8 | | in the Avalon Park neighborhood on the south side of Chicago; |
| 9 | | and
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| 10 | | WHEREAS, CVCA/CVS opened in 1941, but the outbreak of World |
| 11 | | War II caused a change in plan; the school would be a |
| 12 | | vocational school, but under the control of the United States |
| 13 | | Navy, where many mechanics would build and repair aircraft; |
| 14 | | after the war, the school was instrumental in helping returning |
| 15 | | veterans to earn their diploma; and
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| 16 | | WHEREAS, In February of 1946, the academic classes returned |
| 17 | | with the Navy officially "handing back the keys" to the school |
| 18 | | on April 30, 1946; 1946 also saw the admittance of the first |
| 19 | | women to the school; CVCA/CVS started offering night courses to |
| 20 | | help returning veterans; and
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| 21 | | WHEREAS, The Navy left behind an aircraft hangar, and a |
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| 1 | | small number of aircraft; the school continued to teach |
| 2 | | aviation maintenance until 1995; and
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| 3 | | WHEREAS, Notable alumni of CVCA/CVS include author and |
| 4 | | radio host, Michael Baisden;
rap artist, Yung Berg;
former |
| 5 | | Chicago Bears linebacker, Dick Butkus;
CEO of LM Capital |
| 6 | | Corporation, Leslie M. Corley;
former MLB player, Lou Collier;
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| 7 | | former MLB player, Marvin Freeman;
court reporter, Teri C. |
| 8 | | Gibson;
comedian, Robert L. Hines;
former minor league baseball |
| 9 | | player, DeMarlo Hale;
former NBA player, Juwan Howard;
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| 10 | | comedian, Bernie Mac;
former NFL player, Keena Turner;
former |
| 11 | | Chicago Bears linebacker, Chris Zorich;
Director of White House |
| 12 | | Political Affairs and Director of White House Office of Public |
| 13 | | Liaison under President Clinton, Minyon Moore; and
former |
| 14 | | Illinois State Representative for the 75th District, John |
| 15 | | Anthony; therefore, be it
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| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
| 17 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
| 18 | | recognize the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Chicago |
| 19 | | Vocational Career Academy; and be it further
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| 20 | | RESOLVED, That we declare December 15, 2016 as CVCA/CVS Day |
| 21 | | in the State of Illinois; and be it further
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| 22 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |