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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to recognize milestone events in
4 the lives of the citizens of the State of Illinois; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Mary Helt Gavin has served as Publisher and
6 Manager of the Evanston RoundTable for nine years; and
 
7     WHEREAS, The Evanston RoundTable is a bi-weekly community
8 newspaper that provides meaningful, thorough and even-handed
9 coverage of Evanston news, including city committees, local
10 business development, school districts 65 and 202 and features
11 that are uniquely Evanston; and
 
12     WHEREAS, The Evanston RoundTable has been cited for
13 numerous awards by the Northern Illinois Newspaper
14 Association; and
 
15     WHEREAS, Mary Helt Gavin includes the training of
16 journalists as a key component of her work; and
 
17     WHEREAS, Mary Helt Gavin has been a long-time Evanstonian,
18 committed to the city's diversity and sustainability and
19 particularly mindful of its less fortunate residents; and
 

 

 

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1     WHEREAS, The Community Media Workshop is recognizing Mary
2 Helt Gavin for her outstanding work by awarding her with the
3 2007 Studs Terkel Award; and
 
4     WHEREAS, The Studs Terkel Award is being presented to
5 outstanding media professionals for excellence in covering and
6 reflecting Chicago's diverse communities; therefore, be it
 
7     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
8 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
9 extend our congratulations to Mary Helt Gavin for being
10 selected as a winner of the 2007 Studs Terkel Award; and be it
11 further
 
12     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
13 presented to Mary Helt Gavin as an expression of our esteem.