Full Text of HR0294 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to honor Chance the
Rapper for his | 4 | | charitable contributions to the Chicago Public School | 5 | | District; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Chance the Rapper, born Chancelor Johnathan | 7 | | Bennett, a Chicago native, and a
graduate of the Chicago Public | 8 | | Schools, has redefined the music industry by producing Grammy | 9 | | Award-winning
music; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Chance refuses to sell his music via a contract | 11 | | with a record company so that anyone can
access and listen to | 12 | | his music for free; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Chance has not forgotten his Chicago roots by | 14 | | becoming active in combating gun
violence, homelessness, and | 15 | | racial inequities; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Chance met with Governor Bruce Rauner in March of | 17 | | 2017 in an attempt to
discuss recently announced cuts to school | 18 | | funding; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Chance decided to address the issue of school | 20 | | funding himself by donating $1,000,000 to the Chicago Public |
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| 1 | | School District; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, The Chicago Bulls Organization followed the lead | 3 | | of Chance, by also donating $1,000,000 to the Chicago Public | 4 | | School District; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Chance also donated $10,000 to nine Chicago Public
| 6 | | Schools each, including Hirsch Metropolitan High; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Chance has brought much-needed attention to the | 8 | | issue of school funding
inequities for the City of Chicago; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Chance will continue to make music, educate youth, | 10 | | and advocate for the issues he
cares about; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Chance is a role model for the Chicago community | 12 | | and the State of Illinois; therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 14 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 15 | | honor Chance the Rapper
for his charitable donation to Chicago | 16 | | Public Schools, and we wish him the best as he continues
his | 17 | | musical career; and be it further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 | | presented to Chance the Rapper as a symbol of our respect and |
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