Full Text of HR0638 96th General Assembly
HR0638 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to congratulate the members of the | 4 |
| FootworKINGz on the occasion of the release of the group's | 5 |
| first DVD, "Take Flight"; and
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| WHEREAS, The art of Footwork has gained popularity for over | 7 |
| 20 years with its highly energized lower body movement, which | 8 |
| emphasizes constant rhythmic motions of the feet; footwork has | 9 |
| attracted diverse audiences by applying footwork dance moves to | 10 |
| various music genres, including rock, electronic, and swing | 11 |
| music; and
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| WHEREAS, The FootworKINGz have been on the Chicago scene as | 13 |
| a supergroup since 2007; the group has appeared on Ellen | 14 |
| Degeneres' Really Big Show for TBS, the VH-1 Hip Hop Honors | 15 |
| with Missy Elliot, and MTV's My Block Party Chicago; the group | 16 |
| has been featured in the Chicago Tribune, NBC 5 Morning News, | 17 |
| Rolling Stone Magazine, and the Verizon Wireless "Do the Juke" | 18 |
| commercial; in addition, 6 of the group's members have appeared | 19 |
| on NBC's "America's Got Talent"; and
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| WHEREAS, FootworKINGz is composed of 12 members, which | 21 |
| include Kemo "King Kemo" Sanders, Charles "King Charles" Parks, | 22 |
| TJ "Mr. Westside", Boodilla, Christopher "Maddog" Thomas, |
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| Jaron "Prince Jron" Boyd, Basic, Kendall "Hollywood K" Larkin, | 2 |
| AG, Pause Eddie, and Kenny Tyreese Footwork Livingston; the | 3 |
| group's manager and founder is Leila "Lady Sol" Villegas; and
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| WHEREAS, The FootworKINGz will celebrate the release of | 5 |
| their new DVD with an event at the Harold Washington Cultural | 6 |
| Center in Chicago on October 3, 2009; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 8 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 9 |
| congratulate the members of the FootworKINGz on the occasion of | 10 |
| the release of the group's first DVD and for the group's | 11 |
| efforts to inspire the youth of the City of Chicago; and be it | 12 |
| further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 |
| presented to Leila Villegas as a symbol of our esteem and | 15 |
| respect.
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