Bill Text: IL HR0606 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Recognizes Local First Chicago's "Eat, Drink & Buy Local 365".
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-10-22 - Resolution Adopted [HR0606 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-HR0606-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Chicago's independent, locally-owned businesses | ||||||
| 3 | keep wealth circulating in our communities, adding to Chicago's | ||||||
| 4 | economic vitality and resilience; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Local business owners are stewards of our | ||||||
| 6 | communities, providing quality jobs, engaging in civic | ||||||
| 7 | concerns, and contributing to local non-profits; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, A unique array of independent, locally-owned | ||||||
| 9 | businesses preserves the culture and character of Chicago's | ||||||
| 10 | neighborhoods and creates a stong sense of place; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Independent, locally-owned businesses help | ||||||
| 12 | sustain vibrant, compact, walkable town centers that are | ||||||
| 13 | essential to reducing sprawl, automobile use, habitat loss, and | ||||||
| 14 | air and water pollution; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, Independent, locally-owned businesses are | ||||||
| 16 | committed to their communities, contributing to the local | ||||||
| 17 | economy and responding to the needs of their community over | ||||||
| 18 | many generations; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Local First Chicago has been promoting and | ||||||
| 20 | supporting independent, locally-owned businesses throughout | ||||||
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| 1 | the City of Chicago for the past 8 years; and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Local First Chicago has launched an exciting new | ||||||
| 3 | campaign: "Eat, Drink & Buy Local 365", to promote these | ||||||
| 4 | vibrant businesses year-round and to encourage Chicago | ||||||
| 5 | citizens to shift $365 annually to independent, locally-owned | ||||||
| 6 | businesses, resulting in nearly a $100 million positive impact | ||||||
| 7 | in Chicago's local economy; therefore, be it
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| 8 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 9 | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 10 | we do hereby recognize Local First Chicago's "Eat, Drink, & Buy | ||||||
| 11 | Local 365" campaign and its lasting economic impact on the City | ||||||
| 12 | of Chicago and encourage its citizens to support Chicago's | ||||||
| 13 | locally-owned, independent businesses and choose the future | ||||||
| 14 | they want to see with every purchase they make; and be it | ||||||
| 15 | further
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| 16 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 17 | presented to Local First Chicago as an expression of our esteem | ||||||
| 18 | and respect.
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