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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Lt. Gov. Corinne Wood served as the first female | ||||||
| 3 | Lt. Governor of Illinois from 1999 to 2003; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, Lt. Gov. Wood was known as a staunch advocate for | ||||||
| 5 | women and children; her experience also included service as a | ||||||
| 6 | state representative, attorney, and community activist, as | ||||||
| 7 | well as wife and mother; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Lt. Gov. Wood served as a member of the Illinois | ||||||
| 9 | House of Representatives from 1997 to 1999, and during her | ||||||
| 10 | first year as a member of the Illinois Legislature, she passed | ||||||
| 11 | more bills that were signed into law than any other freshman | ||||||
| 12 | state representative; and | ||||||
| 13 | WHEREAS, During her bid for Lt. Governor, Lt. Gov. Wood | ||||||
| 14 | made campaign visits to all 102 counties in Illinois, | ||||||
| 15 | discussing the ambitious agenda of the Ryan/Wood team, and on | ||||||
| 16 | November 3rd, 1998, she was elected Lieutenant Governor of | ||||||
| 17 | Illinois; and | ||||||
| 18 | WHEREAS, During her time as Lt. Governor, Lt. Gov. Wood | ||||||
| 19 | championed women's health and was dedicated to improving | ||||||
| 20 | health care for women; and | ||||||
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Lt. Gov. Wood launched the highly regarded Check | ||||||
| 2 | for a Cure campaign to increase contributions to the State's | ||||||
| 3 | breast cancer research fund; her initiative was extremely | ||||||
| 4 | effective and, in the first year, doubled the revenue donated | ||||||
| 5 | to this fund; and | ||||||
| 6 | WHEREAS, Lt. Gov. Wood served as the Chair of Women's | ||||||
| 7 | Health Illinois, an inter-agency program that focuses on | ||||||
| 8 | enhancing women's health education and services; she also | ||||||
| 9 | served as Honorary Chair of the Governor's Commission on the | ||||||
| 10 | Status of Women; and | ||||||
| 11 | WHEREAS, Lt. Gov. Wood worked to triple funding for the | ||||||
| 12 | State's Office of Women's Health, expanding health education | ||||||
| 13 | and outreach efforts and making a program for low-cost breast | ||||||
| 14 | and cervical exams available to more women throughout | ||||||
| 15 | Illinois; and | ||||||
| 16 | WHEREAS, Lt. Gov. Wood created and hosted a Midwest | ||||||
| 17 | Emmy-nominated cable television show, Today's Healthy Woman, | ||||||
| 18 | to provide important health information to Illinois women and | ||||||
| 19 | their families; and | ||||||
| 20 | WHEREAS, Lt. Gov. Wood served as the Chair of the | ||||||
| 21 | Governor's Rural Affairs Council and the Illinois Rural Bond | ||||||
| 22 | Bank, as well as the Chair of the Illinois Main Street Council; | ||||||
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| 1 | and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Lt. Gov. Wood courageously battled with breast | ||||||
| 3 | cancer throughout her life, including during her time as Lt. | ||||||
| 4 | Governor; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Lt. Gov. Wood's dedication to public service, | ||||||
| 6 | despite battling breast cancer, showed how strong she was and | ||||||
| 7 | how dedicated she was to improving Illinois; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Above all, Lt. Gov. Wood was a wife to Paul and a | ||||||
| 9 | mother to three children, Ashley, Brandon, and Courtney; she | ||||||
| 10 | will be missed by her family, friends, and colleagues; | ||||||
| 11 | therefore, be it
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| 12 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | ||||||
| 13 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we declare May 28, 2021 | ||||||
| 14 | as "Lt. Governor Corinne Wood Day" in the State of Illinois to | ||||||
| 15 | commemorate her years of public service and to celebrate the | ||||||
| 16 | life that she led; and be it further
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| 17 | RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be presented to | ||||||
| 18 | Lt. Gov. Wood's family as a symbol of our esteem and respect.
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