Full Text of HR0507 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Between 1917 and 1918, the active years of | 3 | | American combat in World War I, business people all over | 4 | | Illinois found themselves working together to support the war | 5 | | effort; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, After the coming of peace on November 11, 1918, a | 7 | | day now remembered as Veterans Day, many business people | 8 | | throughout the State wanted to maintain the ties that had | 9 | | brought them together; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, On May 27, 1919, in celebration of the return of | 11 | | peace and prosperity and with high hopes for the future, 24 | 12 | | business leaders met in Quincy with plans to create a statewide | 13 | | business organization that would promote and protect the | 14 | | business climate in Illinois; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, The Secretary of State's office chartered the | 16 | | Illinois Chamber of Commerce on August 2, 1919; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Many businesses throughout Illinois joined the | 18 | | new organization and raised resources to open the Chamber's | 19 | | office in Springfield in 1923; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Since 1919, the Illinois Chamber of Commerce has |
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| 1 | | used its resources to sponsor, publish, promote, and distribute | 2 | | research on issues important to the Illinois economy and its | 3 | | ability to maintain and create jobs; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, In 2019, the Illinois Chamber of Commerce has | 5 | | continued to take the lead in speaking out in favor of | 6 | | Illinois' business community and advocating for pro-employment | 7 | | and pro-growth policies throughout the State; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, This year, the Illinois Chamber of Commerce is | 9 | | celebrating its 100th anniversary as an entity that fights for | 10 | | and protects workplaces, economic growth, and the development | 11 | | of Illinois as a good place to live and to create jobs; | 12 | | therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 14 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 15 | | we congratulate the Illinois Chamber of Commerce on its 100 | 16 | | years of support for economic development in Illinois and wish | 17 | | them many more successful years; and be it further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 | | presented to Todd Maisch, President and Chief Executive Officer | 20 | | of the Illinois Chamber of Commerce.
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