Bill Text: IL HR0440 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Malik Alim of Chicago.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-09-09 - Resolution Adopted [HR0440 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-HR0440-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Malik | ||||||
| 4 | Alim of Chicago, who passed away on August 20, 2021; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Malik Alim joined the staff of the Chicago | ||||||
| 6 | Community Bond Fund (CCBF) in December of 2019 and quickly | ||||||
| 7 | became a champion for the movement to end money bond in | ||||||
| 8 | Illinois; he worked as CCBF's advocate and represented the | ||||||
| 9 | organization in many campaigns, such as the Budget for Black | ||||||
| 10 | Lives; his previous role at CCBF was as the campaign | ||||||
| 11 | coordinator for the Coalition to End Money Bond, and he played | ||||||
| 12 | an instrumental role in the passage of the Pretrial Fairness | ||||||
| 13 | Act, which allows individuals to be released prior to trial | ||||||
| 14 | without posting cash bond unless charged with specific | ||||||
| 15 | offenses or deemed a danger; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Malik Alim also worked with the #LetUsBreathe | ||||||
| 17 | Collective and the Under the Tree Podcast; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, Malik Alim is survived by his children and his | ||||||
| 19 | partner, Kristiana Colon; therefore, be it
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| 20 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 21 | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
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| 1 | we mourn the passing of
Malik Alim and extend our sincere
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| 2 | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved
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| 3 | him; and be it further
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| 4 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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| 5 | presented to the family of Malik Alim as an expression of
our | ||||||
| 6 | deepest sympathy.
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