Bill Text: IL HR0279 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Milner Broadcasting Enterprises, L.L.C., and WVLI Radio 95.1 FM, on receiving the 2011 Good Neighbor Business of the Year Award.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-04-14 - Resolution Adopted [HR0279 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-HR0279-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
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3 | Representatives are pleased to congratulate Milner | ||||||
4 | Broadcasting Enterprises, L.L.C., and WVLI Radio 95.1 FM on | ||||||
5 | receiving the 2011 Good Neighbor Business of the Year Award; | ||||||
6 | and
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7 | WHEREAS, Tim Milner and his late brother, Tom, were on a | ||||||
8 | road trip from Florida to see a White Sox game in Chicago; Tom | ||||||
9 | turned on the radio to WBYG 99.9 FM in front of Comiskey Park; | ||||||
10 | as Tim recalls, they got an idea: "If this station with such a | ||||||
11 | great signal goes all the way to Chicago, advertisers would see | ||||||
12 | the opportunity to reach Kankakee area people and south side | ||||||
13 | Chicago people."; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Tim and Tom's father, Gene Milner, was legendary | ||||||
15 | in Philadelphia radio during the big band years; being on the | ||||||
16 | air wasn't enough for Gene, so he began to buy radio stations; | ||||||
17 | with the input of Tim and Tom, Gene and his wife, Jackie, | ||||||
18 | purchased WBYG and changed it to WBUS "The Bus" 99.9 FM; the | ||||||
19 | family sold WBUS years later and now owns WVLI 95.1 FM, "The | ||||||
20 | Valley", WIVR 101.7 FM, "River Country," and WFAV 103.7 FM; and
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21 | WHEREAS, General Manager Tim Milner and Program Director | ||||||
22 | Mickey Milner have assembled a team of professional and |
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1 | dedicated radio personnel that tie the region together by their | ||||||
2 | undeniable commitment to the communities they serve; WVLI 95.1 | ||||||
3 | FM and its dedicated personnel reach out to thousands by | ||||||
4 | providing local groups the opportunity to promote their events, | ||||||
5 | by sponsoring, and giving of their time at, hundreds of | ||||||
6 | community events throughout the region, by giving away | ||||||
7 | countless prizes, by pairing with other businesses to promote | ||||||
8 | the area, by informing listeners of traffic problems that they | ||||||
9 | should avoid, and by letting their listeners know of any | ||||||
10 | emergencies or possible incumbent weather; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Milner Broadcasting Enterprises, L.L.C., and WVLI | ||||||
12 | 95.1 FM are supporters of many local charities and | ||||||
13 | organizations, including, but not limited to: the local | ||||||
14 | Chambers of Commerce, local schools, the Kankakee County | ||||||
15 | Training Center, the Kankakee County Teen Court, My Favorite | ||||||
16 | Book, Pledge for Life/IKAN, Rebuilding Together, the Kankakee | ||||||
17 | Valley Theatre Association, Sugar Creek Symphony and Song, the | ||||||
18 | Bradley Lions Club, the United Way of Kankakee, Easter Seals, | ||||||
19 | Harbor House, Zonta, Youth for Christ, Youth Uplift Ministry, | ||||||
20 | Kankakee River Clean Up, the Power Boat Nationals, the American | ||||||
21 | Red Cross, the Salvation Army, the Helen Wheeler Center, the | ||||||
22 | YMCA, Catholic Charities, Indian Oaks Academy, the Manteno | ||||||
23 | Veterans Home, the Kankakee County Fair, and the Bourbonnais | ||||||
24 | Friendship Festival; and
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1 | WHEREAS, One special listener notes that WVLI 95.1 FM "just | ||||||
2 | brings a little bit of humor to everyone's day"; therefore, be | ||||||
3 | it
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4 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
5 | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
6 | we congratulate Milner Broadcasting Enterprises, L.L.C., and | ||||||
7 | the entire WVLI 95.1 FM team and offer our best wishes for
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8 | continued success in the future; and be it further
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9 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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10 | presented to Tim Milner, General Manager of Milner Broadcasting | ||||||
11 | Enterprises, L.L.C., and WVLI 95.1 FM, as a symbol of our | ||||||
12 | respect and esteem.
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