Bill Text: IL HR0559 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates John Lampinen on his long career and his retirement from the Daily Herald newspaper.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2022-01-05 - Resolution Adopted [HR0559 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-HR0559-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 congratulate John Lampinen on the | ||||||
| 4 | occasion of his retirement as editor and senior vice president | ||||||
| 5 | of the Daily Herald newspaper; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, John Lampinen was born in Waukegan and is a | ||||||
| 7 | lifelong resident of the Northwest suburbs of Illinois and a | ||||||
| 8 | graduate of the University of Illinois at Champaign; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, For all but a short time since he began as a | ||||||
| 10 | reporter for the weekly edition in 1973, John Lampinen has | ||||||
| 11 | worked for the Daily Herald, the third largest daily newspaper | ||||||
| 12 | in Illinois; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, John Lampinen has received numerous regional, | ||||||
| 14 | state, and national awards for his reporting and commentary on | ||||||
| 15 | events and issues in the suburbs and state government, | ||||||
| 16 | including the Ethics Award for journalists in 1997 presented | ||||||
| 17 | by the Chicago Headline Club; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, In 2019, John Lampinen was inducted into the | ||||||
| 19 | Lincoln League of Journalists by the Illinois Associated Press | ||||||
| 20 | Media Editors, an honor which recognizes those who have | ||||||
| 21 | provided exemplary service to other journalists and newspapers | ||||||
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| 1 | in Illinois; and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, In 2001, John Lampinen was named editor and | ||||||
| 3 | senior vice president and has faithfully served in those | ||||||
| 4 | positions for over 20 years; therefore, be it
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| 5 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 6 | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 7 | we congratulate John Lampinen on his long career and his | ||||||
| 8 | retirement from the Daily Herald newspaper and wish him the | ||||||
| 9 | best in all of his future endeavors; and be it further
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| 10 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 11 | presented to John Lampinen as a symbol of our respect and | ||||||
| 12 | esteem.
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