Bill Text: IL HR0259 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Recognizes the actions of Emergency Medical Service (EMS) workers, law enforcement, and line workers in response to the deadly tornado that struck Crawford County on March 31, 2023.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-08 - Resolution Adopted [HR0259 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HR0259-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 recognize the actions of Emergency | ||||||
4 | Medical Service (EMS) workers, law enforcement, and line | ||||||
5 | workers in response to the deadly tornado that struck Crawford | ||||||
6 | County on March 31, 2023; and
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7 | WHEREAS, On the evening of March 31, 2023, an EF-3 tornado | ||||||
8 | struck Crawford County, killing three people and injuring | ||||||
9 | eight as the tornado crossed an area near Robinson; and
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10 | WHEREAS, The tornado split the telecommunications building | ||||||
11 | at Lincoln Trail College in half and hit Crawford County | ||||||
12 | Airport directly, throwing airplanes across nearby cropland; | ||||||
13 | and
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14 | WHEREAS, The tornado additionally destroyed at least 25 | ||||||
15 | homes and damaged up to 50 more; and
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16 | WHEREAS, The fast responses of EMS workers, law | ||||||
17 | enforcement, and line workers saved lives and restored | ||||||
18 | critical services to the community under challenging | ||||||
19 | circumstances; therefore, be it
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20 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE |
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1 | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
2 | we recognize the actions of Emergency Medical Service (EMS) | ||||||
3 | workers, law enforcement, and line workers in response to the | ||||||
4 | deadly tornado that struck Crawford County on March 31, 2023; | ||||||
5 | and be it further
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6 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
7 | delivered to the Crawford County Emergency Management Agency, | ||||||
8 | the Crawford County Board, and the Mayor of Robinson.
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