Full Text of HR0739 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives have learned a significant era of Chicago
| 4 | | broadcast journalism is about to sign off for a final time; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Viewers of WTTW-TV's Chicago Tonight: The
Week in | 6 | | Review have gained a glimpse into the insights of many of | 7 | | Chicago's premier
journalists over nearly 2,000 broadcasts; | 8 | | and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, The program's self-described "traffic cop" for | 10 | | this 40-year endeavor was the
always animated moderator Joel | 11 | | Weisman, a quick wit who acquired his skills as
reporter, | 12 | | editor, and commentator at the City News Bureau, the Gary Post | 13 | | Tribune, the Chicago American,
the Chicago Sun-Times, the | 14 | | Washington Post, and WGN-TV; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Throughout his career, Joel Weisman's | 16 | | journalistic excellence was recognized
with multiple awards, | 17 | | including Emmys, Peter Lisagor awards, Jacob Sher awards, and | 18 | | Associated Press awards; he was twice nominated for Pulitzer | 19 | | Prizes for his investigative reporting; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Joel Weisman has developed a well-regarded | 21 | | practice of ensuring
his four person panels always represented |
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| 1 | | all regions and communities of WTTW's broadcast
market and all | 2 | | shapes and sizes of media outlets; therefore, be it
| 3 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 4 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 5 | | join
in the January 19, 2018 salute to work of Joel Weisman on | 6 | | the occasion of his final broadcast as
host of Chicago Tonight: | 7 | | The Week in Review; and be it further | 8 | | RESOLVED, That we recognize the program's 40th anniversary | 9 | | and
offer best wishes for continued success and acknowledge | 10 | | Illinois is a better place because of
these efforts; and be it | 11 | | further
| 12 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 | | presented to Joel
Weisman and the leadership of WTTW-TV.
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