Bill Text: IL HR0294 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Honors Chance the Rapper for his charitable donation to Chicago Public Schools.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 16)
Status: (Passed) 2017-04-24 - Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Melissa Conyears-Ervin [HR0294 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HR0294-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 honor Chance the
Rapper for his | ||||||
| 4 | charitable contributions to the Chicago Public School | ||||||
| 5 | District; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Chance the Rapper, born Chancelor Johnathan | ||||||
| 7 | Bennett, a Chicago native, and a
graduate of the Chicago Public | ||||||
| 8 | Schools, has redefined the music industry by producing Grammy | ||||||
| 9 | Award-winning
music; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Chance refuses to sell his music via a contract | ||||||
| 11 | with a record company so that anyone can
access and listen to | ||||||
| 12 | his music for free; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Chance has not forgotten his Chicago roots by | ||||||
| 14 | becoming active in combating gun
violence, homelessness, and | ||||||
| 15 | racial inequities; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Chance met with Governor Bruce Rauner in March of | ||||||
| 17 | 2017 in an attempt to
discuss recently announced cuts to school | ||||||
| 18 | funding; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Chance decided to address the issue of school | ||||||
| 20 | funding himself by donating $1,000,000 to the Chicago Public | ||||||
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| 1 | School District; and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The Chicago Bulls Organization followed the lead | ||||||
| 3 | of Chance, by also donating $1,000,000 to the Chicago Public | ||||||
| 4 | School District; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Chance also donated $10,000 to nine Chicago Public
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| 6 | Schools each, including Hirsch Metropolitan High; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Chance has brought much-needed attention to the | ||||||
| 8 | issue of school funding
inequities for the City of Chicago; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Chance will continue to make music, educate youth, | ||||||
| 10 | and advocate for the issues he
cares about; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Chance is a role model for the Chicago community | ||||||
| 12 | and the State of Illinois; therefore, be it
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| 13 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 14 | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 15 | honor Chance the Rapper
for his charitable donation to Chicago | ||||||
| 16 | Public Schools, and we wish him the best as he continues
his | ||||||
| 17 | musical career; and be it further
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| 18 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 19 | presented to Chance the Rapper as a symbol of our respect and | ||||||
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| 1 | esteem.
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