Bill Text: IL HR0235 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Commends Hispanic Star Chicago for the organization's service during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and its continued commitment to addressing the needs of the Latino communities of Chicago.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-04-22 - Resolution Adopted [HR0235 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-HR0235-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives wish to commend Hispanic Star Chicago for the | ||||||
4 | organization's efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020; | ||||||
5 | and
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6 | WHEREAS, Hispanic Star Chicago is the Chicago hub of the | ||||||
7 | national organization Hispanic Star, which is a collective | ||||||
8 | effort to unify Hispanics and bring solutions that help them | ||||||
9 | overcome barriers they face through leading companies, | ||||||
10 | Hispanic organizations, and community leaders joining together | ||||||
11 | to provide relief to people in need, opportunities, career | ||||||
12 | development, and support for families; and
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13 | WHEREAS, Hispanic Star Chicago, under the leadership of | ||||||
14 | the Chicago HUB Leader and Ambassadors, rallied the community | ||||||
15 | to help Hispanic families struggling financially during the | ||||||
16 | COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 by raising $20,000 to bring a | ||||||
17 | truck-load full of food to Chicago, which was then distributed | ||||||
18 | into 2,500 boxes to Latino families in need in the Chicago | ||||||
19 | Neighborhoods who were the hardest hit by COVID-19; and
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20 | WHEREAS, Hispanic Star Chicago has assisted 10 Chicagoland | ||||||
21 | communities, which were Belmont-Cragin, Little Village, West | ||||||
22 | Lawn, Cicero, Back of the Yards, Humboldt Park, Mckinley Park, |
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1 | Brighton Park, Avondale, and Pilsen; and
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2 | WHEREAS, Hispanic Star Chicago has supported 20 | ||||||
3 | organizations and joined efforts with 10 local elected | ||||||
4 | officials in the Chicagoland area; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Hispanic Star Chicago also worked with local | ||||||
6 | businesses and Chicago Public Schools to provide Thanksgiving | ||||||
7 | meals to 50 families; therefore, be it
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8 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
9 | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
10 | we commend Hispanic Star Chicago for the organization's | ||||||
11 | service during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and its continued | ||||||
12 | commitment to addressing the needs of the Latino communities | ||||||
13 | of Chicago; and be it further
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14 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
15 | presented to Hispanic Star Chicago as an expression of our | ||||||
16 | esteem and respect.
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