Full Text of HR0558 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate the students, | 4 | | staff, faculty, and alumni of the City Colleges of Chicago | 5 | | (CCC) on the 100th anniversary of the institution; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, For 100 years, City Colleges has served as a | 7 | | gateway for Chicagoans striving to reach their education and | 8 | | career goals; City Colleges was founded as Crane Junior College | 9 | | on September 11, 1911 with just 30 students; City Colleges has | 10 | | grown to become the largest community college system in | 11 | | Illinois and one of the largest in the nation, with 5,800 | 12 | | faculty and staff serving 120,000 students at 7 campuses and 13 | 13 | | satellite sites city-wide; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, City Colleges has improved the lives of more than | 15 | | one million alumni since its inception 100 years ago and | 16 | | continues to grow each year; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, The City Colleges of Chicago is in the midst of a | 18 | | Reinvention, a collaborative effort to review and revise CCC | 19 | | programs and practices to drive greater degree attainment, job | 20 | | placement, and career advancement; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, The City Colleges of Chicago includes 7 colleges: |
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| 1 | | Richard J. Daley College, Kennedy-King College, Malcolm X | 2 | | College, Olive-Harvey College, Harry S Truman College, Harold | 3 | | Washington College, and Wilbur Wright College; the system also | 4 | | oversees the Washburne Culinary Institute, the French Pastry | 5 | | School, 2 restaurants, 5 Child Development Centers, the Center | 6 | | for Distance Learning, the Workforce Institute, the public | 7 | | broadcast station WYCC-TV Channel 20, and radio station WKKC-FM | 8 | | 89.3FM; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 10 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 11 | | we congratulate everyone involved in making the 100th | 12 | | anniversary of the City Colleges of Chicago a reality and wish | 13 | | them continued success for years to come; and be it further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to a representative of the City Colleges of Chicago | 16 | | as a symbol of our respect and esteem.
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