Full Text of HR0622 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION | 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Arles Hendershott Love on | 4 | | being inducted into the Illinois State University TV-10 | 5 | | Broadcast Hall of Fame on April 13, 2024; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Arles Love graduated with high honors from | 7 | | Illinois State University in 1979, receiving her bachelor's | 8 | | degree in Information Sciences; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Arles Love spent her broadcasting career in the | 10 | | Rockford Region, working for WTVO and WIFR as a reporter, | 11 | | photographer, producer, and assignment editor prior to being | 12 | | promoted to news director at WIFR in 1986, when less than 5% of | 13 | | news directors in the country were women; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Arles Love rose to the corporate level, becoming | 15 | | community relations director for WIFR and Benedek Broadcasting | 16 | | in 1997, where she developed new revenue streams and | 17 | | established community-centric events that reinvested into the | 18 | | communities served by news stations; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Arles Love spent 25 years in the broadcast | 20 | | industry, paved the way for successful careers for women | 21 | | entering broadcast media, and continued her career in |
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| 1 | | contribution and service to her community; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, In 2005, Arles Love became the development | 3 | | director at Milestone, the largest provider of services to | 4 | | children and adults with developmental disabilities in | 5 | | Northern Illinois; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Arles Love, working as a department of one, has | 7 | | secured $24 million in contributions over the past 18 years | 8 | | for children and adults with developmental disabilities; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Arles Love has been actively engaged with her | 10 | | community, serving on countless boards, advocating for | 11 | | legislation, and creating and organizing events to support | 12 | | arts and culture venues, increase awareness of health issues, | 13 | | and bring assistance to homeless individuals; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, In 2024, Arles Love will be honored for her | 15 | | inspirational career in broadcast media, as well as her | 16 | | incredible devotion to the betterment of her community, | 17 | | through her inclusion in the Illinois State University TV-10 | 18 | | Broadcast Hall of Fame; therefore, be it | 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 20 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 21 | | we congratulate Arles Hendershott Love on being inducted into |
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| 1 | | the Illinois State University TV-10 Broadcast Hall of Fame; | 2 | | and be it further | 3 | | RESOLVED, That we recognize Arles Love's contributions to | 4 | | broadcast media and applaud her ongoing commitment to serve | 5 | | her community; and be it further | 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 | | presented to Arles Love as a symbol of our esteem and respect. |
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