Full Text of HR0329 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to affirm their affection for the City of | 4 | | Chicago, a world-renowned, international travel destination | 5 | | for millions; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, The name "Chicago" is forever linked with | 7 | | world-famous sports teams and international superstars in the | 8 | | sports of baseball, basketball, football, hockey, and soccer; | 9 | | and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Chicago is the transportation center of North | 11 | | America, with unique outreach capabilities for its people, | 12 | | employers, manufacturers, and distributors, by road, rail, | 13 | | water, and air; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Chicago's geography is unique; it is the largest | 15 | | city in the world with a panorama of fresh water, allowing its | 16 | | residents to partake in countless recreational activities | 17 | | along the lakefront; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Chicago's downtown has the largest cluster of | 19 | | super-tall buildings in the Western Hemisphere, each one taller | 20 | | than 1,000 feet; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Chicago's culture is highly oriented towards | 2 | | neighborhoods, churches, parishes, and geographical settings; | 3 | | it is an example of the kind of metropolitan city that young | 4 | | adults are flocking to and learning how to live in when they | 5 | | are undergoing higher education and in their early professional | 6 | | years afterwards; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Chicago has many colleges and universities; the | 8 | | City Colleges of Chicago, Chicago's largest institution of | 9 | | higher education by headcount, currently has 120,000 students; | 10 | | tens of thousands of additional students attend other public | 11 | | and private colleges and universities in and around the city; | 12 | | and | 13 | | WHEREAS, The foremost U.S. university in connection with | 14 | | the Nobel Prize is the University of Chicago, with 87 scholars | 15 | | who are affiliated with the university winning this supreme | 16 | | career award; only one other university in the world, Cambridge | 17 | | University in England, surpasses the University of Chicago; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Chicago area schools such as Northwestern | 19 | | University, the University of Chicago, an internationally | 20 | | recognized institution, and the University of Illinois, in | 21 | | conjunction with other universities, are joining together to | 22 | | create a network of technological incubation centers | 23 | | throughout Chicago; these centers, when combined with the |
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| 1 | | expertise commanded by leaders at these institutions, will | 2 | | create jobs and a bright future for the midwest; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Chicago is a world-class city that attracts the | 4 | | best and brightest to work and live and it boasts a plethora of | 5 | | sports, entertainment, and culture that compares to any city in | 6 | | the world; therefore, be it
| 7 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 8 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 9 | | we affirm our affection for the City of Chicago; and be it | 10 | | further
| 11 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 | | presented to the mayor of Chicago Rahm Emanuel.
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