HR0489 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representative wish to congratulate the owners and staff of Record Newspapers on their recent awards; and

WHEREAS, Illinois' top newspapers were honored at the Illinois Press Association's annual convention, where more than 100 daily and non-daily newspapers competed in 36 editorial categories; and

WHEREAS, Record Newspapers' staff members won 10 awards in the annual Illinois Press Association contest; and

WHEREAS, First place honors were awarded to assistant sports editor Christine Bolin Dascher in the category of sports story for her Plano Record article on Jim Green's retirement as Plano High School football coach and to reporter Matt Schury in the category of government beat reporting for his series of articles on the Kendall County Coroner's Office; and

WHEREAS, Second place honors were awarded to reporter Lyle Rolfe for the Ledger-Sentinel in Oswego for school board coverage, to photographer Joanna Pleskovich for her series of photos of a pumpkin race, and to Sandwich Record for a series of advertisements for Sandwich Chiropractic; and

WHEREAS, Third place honors were awarded to Kendall County Record editor Kathy Farren for her editorial on setting a time limit on public comment at government meetings, to the Ledger-Sentinel for general excellence, as well as for best advertisement less than a full-page for Oswego Cyclery; and

WHEREAS, Honorable mentions were awarded to Ledger-Sentinel editor John Etherredge for his editorial on restricting burning near city limits and to the Sandwich Record for best spot color advertisement for an advertisement from Trinity Women's Health Care; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate the owners and staff of Record Newspapers on their recent awards at the annual Illinois Press Association contest and wish them continued success in their journalism career; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Record Newspapers staff members as a symbol of our esteem and respect.