Full Text of SR0913 94th General Assembly
SR0913 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois State Senate are | 3 |
| pleased to recognize significant milestones celebrated by the | 4 |
| citizens of this State and are especially pleased to recognize | 5 |
| a milestone event celebrated by a member of the Illinois | 6 |
| Senate; and | 7 |
| WHEREAS, Senator Miguel del Valle has devoted his life to | 8 |
| his community, having served on the Illinois Democratic State | 9 |
| Central Committee from 1994-1998, representing the 4th | 10 |
| Congressional District, as the Unit Director of Barreto Boys | 11 |
| and Girls Club, as the Executive Director of Association House, | 12 |
| and as State Senator since 1987; and | 13 |
| WHEREAS, Senator Miguel del Valle, the first Latino elected | 14 |
| to the Illinois Senate, was also the first Latino to serve as | 15 |
| Assistant Majority Leader in the Illinois Senate, where he has | 16 |
| been an outspoken advocate for Latino representation in all | 17 |
| levels and branches of government; his leadership in | 18 |
| redistricting cases in 1981, 1991, and 2001 led to the creation | 19 |
| of Latino majority districts on the city, county, and State | 20 |
| levels; and | 21 |
| WHEREAS, Senator Miguel del Valle was the first to champion | 22 |
| the free school breakfast and lunch programs in Illinois | 23 |
| schools; he has also been a leading advocate of providing a | 24 |
| better education for the children of Illinois, especially | 25 |
| advocating for more early childhood education teachers; he has | 26 |
| also been a proponent of providing comprehensive health | 27 |
| coverage for every child in Illinois and increasing funding for | 28 |
| Advanced Placement courses in Illinois high schools; and | 29 |
| WHEREAS, Senator Miguel del Valle is the founder of the | 30 |
| Illinois Association of Hispanic State Employees (IAHSE); he | 31 |
| also co-founded numerous other Latino organizations, including |
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| the Illinois Legislative Latino Caucus, of which he is a | 2 |
| co-chair; the Illinois Latino Advisory Council on Higher | 3 |
| Education (ILACHE); the Alliance of Latinos and Jews; and the | 4 |
| Illinois Hispanic Democratic Council (IHDC); he also developed | 5 |
| the annual Department of Children and Family Services Hispanic | 6 |
| Families Conference; and | 7 |
| WHEREAS, Senator Miguel del Valle was born in Puerto Rico | 8 |
| and grew up in the West Town and Humboldt Park areas; he | 9 |
| graduated from Tuley High School (now Roberto Clemente High | 10 |
| School) in 1969 and went on to Northeastern Illinois | 11 |
| University, where he earned a Bachelor's degree in Secondary | 12 |
| Education and his Master's degree in Counseling; and | 13 |
| WHEREAS, Senator Miguel del Valle and his wife, Lupe, have | 14 |
| four children; and | 15 |
| WHEREAS, Senator Miguel del Valle has ably served the | 16 |
| people of the 2nd Senate District, including West Town, | 17 |
| Humboldt Park, Logan Square, Hermosa, and Belmont/Cragin; his | 18 |
| district also included portions of Portage Park, Dunning, | 19 |
| Montclare, and Austin for the past 19 years; and | 20 |
| WHEREAS, Senator Miguel del Valle was appointed to serve as | 21 |
| the City Clerk of the City of Chicago, the first Latino to | 22 |
| serve in that position; therefore, be it | 23 |
| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 24 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate State | 25 |
| Senator Miguel del Valle on his 19-year career in the Illinois | 26 |
| Senate and wish him the very best of luck in his new endeavor | 27 |
| as Chicago City Clerk; and be it further | 28 |
| RESOLVED, That a fitting copy of this resolution be | 29 |
| presented to him as a lasting expression of the respect and | 30 |
| admiration he has earned from the Illinois Senate.
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