Full Text of HR1285 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, State Representative Monique D. Davis and the | 3 | | members of the Illinois General Assembly wish to congratulate | 4 | | the players and coaches of the Jackie Robinson West Little | 5 | | League team on winning the Little League World Series national | 6 | | title; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, After winning the Great Lakes Regional against | 8 | | Indiana and an early loss to Las Vegas, the Jackie Robinson | 9 | | West Little League team defeated Nevada 7-5 to secure victory | 10 | | in the United States final on August 23, 2014; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, The Jackie Robinson West Little League team was | 12 | | the first team from Chicago since North Roseland in 1967 to | 13 | | qualify for the world championship and the 4th finalist from | 14 | | the State of Illinois; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Jackie Robinson West Little | 16 | | League team are DJ Butler, Lawrence Noble, Jaheim Benton, Ed | 17 | | Howard, Cameron Bufford, Brandon Green, Darion Radcliff, | 18 | | Marquis Jackson, Joshua Houston, Eddie King, Prentiss Luster, | 19 | | Pierce Jones, and Trey Hondras; the team's head coach is Darold | 20 | | Butler and the assistant coaches are Jerry Houston and Jason | 21 | | Little; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Through their hard work and great determination, | 2 | | the players and coaches of the Jackie Robinson West Little | 3 | | League team have brought pride to the citizens of the South | 4 | | Side of Chicago, the City of Chicago at large, and the State of | 5 | | Illinois; in a time of great violence and strife in the South | 6 | | Side of Chicago, these kids have shown the world the great | 7 | | things that can come from the South Side and its residents and | 8 | | the value of courage and determination in achieving one's | 9 | | dreams and overcoming adversity to become the National Little | 10 | | League Champions; therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 12 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 13 | | we congratulate the players and coaches of the Jackie Robinson | 14 | | West Little League team on winning the Little League World | 15 | | Series national title and wish them continued success and | 16 | | happiness in the future; and be it further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to the Jackie Robinson West Little League team as a | 19 | | symbol of our esteem and respect.
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