Full Text of HR0977 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The Chicago Access Corporation (also known as "CAN | 3 | | TV" and "Chicago Access Network Television") was officially | 4 | | incorporated as a not-for-profit entity under the laws of the | 5 | | State of Illinois on April 25, 1983; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, The purposes for which CAN TV was organized were | 7 | | to promote and develop maximum community involvement in, and | 8 | | use of cable television for cultural, educational, health, | 9 | | social service, civic, community, and other non-profit | 10 | | purposes, and to administer the use of public access channels; | 11 | | and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Included among those purposes were insuring | 13 | | access to cable television channels and corresponding | 14 | | facilities for Chicago residents, groups, and institutions, | 15 | | providing a mechanism through which the city's non-commercial | 16 | | institutions and organizations could effectively share their | 17 | | educational, health care, and cultural resources with local | 18 | | communities at-large, and advancing the interests of Chicago | 19 | | residents in receiving a broad range and diversity of quality | 20 | | programming which addressed their unique needs, interests and | 21 | | potential; and | 22 | | WHEREAS, Since the time of its founding, CAN TV has been an |
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| 1 | | invaluable resource to thousands upon thousands of | 2 | | individuals, community organizations, educational groups, and | 3 | | social service agencies which otherwise would have limited or | 4 | | no access to media outlets controlled by commercial interests; | 5 | | and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, CAN TV continues amid the vanguard of public | 7 | | access centers nationwide, recognized for excellence in | 8 | | providing multi-media training and resources to members of the | 9 | | public who otherwise would lack the means and avenues to | 10 | | communicate with and express themselves to a broader public | 11 | | audience; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, CAN TV will observe and celebrate its 35th | 13 | | anniversary on April 25, 2018; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, CAN TV remains passionately committed to | 15 | | providing its resources and services to the citizens and | 16 | | non-profits of Chicago for many years to come; therefore, be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 18 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 19 | | congratulate CAN TV on its 35th Anniversary on April 25; and be | 20 | | it further
| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| 1 | | presented to CAN TV as a symbol of our respect and esteem.
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