Full Text of HR0453 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate the Hellenic Bar | 4 | | Association's newly elected officers and board of directors; | 5 | | and | 6 | | WHEREAS, The Hellenic Bar Association's Judges Night will | 7 | | take place on June 8, 2017; this event is not only an | 8 | | opportunity for judiciary from Cook, Lake, DuPage,
and Will | 9 | | Counties to mingle with attorneys from the Greek community but | 10 | | also to formally introduce the
newly elected president, | 11 | | officers, and board of directors; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, The Honorable
Charles P. Kocoras, U.S. District | 13 | | Court Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, will | 14 | | administer the oath of
office to the incoming President, | 15 | | Constantine (Dean) Kanellos and install the new officers and | 16 | | directors
for the coming bar year; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, The Honorable Timothy C. Evans, Chief Judge of the | 18 | | Circuit Court of Cook
County will be honored with the Hellenic | 19 | | Bar Association's Socrates Dikastes
Award for his years of | 20 | | exemplary service on the bench; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, In February of 1951, a group of Greek attorneys |
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| 1 | | founded the Hellenic Bar Association of Illinois, the largest | 2 | | and oldest Greek-American bar association in Illinois; most of | 3 | | the early members
were born in Greece, came to this country as | 4 | | young immigrants, and were educated in colleges and law
schools | 5 | | in Chicago; as time went on, first
generation Greek American | 6 | | lawyers became more prevalent; nowadays, the Hellenic Bar | 7 | | Association consists of multi-generational
Greek Americans and | 8 | | Philhellenes; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, The Hellenic Bar Association promotes and | 10 | | co-sponsors
many events throughout the year such as legal | 11 | | education seminars and an
annual Law Day Essay Program for | 12 | | elementary school children; the Hellenic Bar Association | 13 | | continues to give back to its community through its charitable | 14 | | arm, the
Hellenic Bar Foundation; every year, the proceeds from | 15 | | the gala dinner are directed towards
scholarships given to | 16 | | deserving law students; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, The Hellenic Bar Association has grown into a | 18 | | thriving, benevolent and dynamic organization
proud of its | 19 | | heritage and looking onward to future successes in the 21st | 20 | | century; therefore, be it
| 21 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 22 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 23 | | congratulate the Hellenic Bar Association's newly elected |
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| 2 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 3 | | presented to President Constantine (Dean) Kanellos and the new | 4 | | officers and directors of the Hellenic Bar Association.
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