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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the
3 State of Illinois are pleased to congratulate Ms. Cheryle
4 Jackson on being appointed President and CEO of the Chicago
5 Urban League; and
 
6     WHEREAS, The appointment makes her the first woman to lead
7 the social and civil justice organization in its 90-year
8 history; and
 
9     WHEREAS, Prior to the appointment, Ms. Jackson was the
10 deputy chief of staff for communications for Governor Rod
11 Blagojevich, overseeing the State's press operations and
12 communications strategy; when she joined the Governor's staff
13 in 2003 as communications director and chief press secretary,
14 she became the first woman and first African American in
15 Illinois history to hold that position; and
 
16     WHEREAS, Ms. Jackson's appointment will be celebrated
17 October 12, 2006 at a VIP reception in her honor during "The
18 Pocketbook Monologues Presents A Fundraiser for the Let's
19 Talk-Let's Test Foundation", hosted by NBC5's Marion Brooks;
20 therefore, be it
 
21     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
22 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
23 we congratulate Ms. Cheryle Jackson on being appointed
24 President and CEO of the Chicago Urban League, and we wish her
25 well in her work at the Chicago Urban League; and be it further
 
26     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
27 presented to Ms. Jackson as an expression of our respect and
28 esteem.