Bill Text: IL HR0694 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Recognizes the Village of Hanover Park's 2024 Juneteenth celebration as a time to reflect and to commemorate the end of slavery.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2024-04-15 - Resolution Adopted [HR0694 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-HR0694-Introduced.html

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HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
Representatives wish to recognize the Village of Hanover Park
on the occasion of its 2024 Juneteenth celebration; and
WHEREAS, Juneteenth is a federal holiday commemorating the
abolition of slavery in the United States and its territories
in 1865; it is also observed for celebrating African American
culture; and
WHEREAS, President Abraham Lincoln enacted the
Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, freeing slaves
throughout the south; however, it was not until June 19, 1865,
over two years later and over two months after General Robert
E. Lee's surrender at the Appomattox Court House, that slaves
in Galveston, Texas received the news that the Civil War had
ended and that the enslaved were freed, making it the official
end of slavery; and
WHEREAS, Juneteenth has been typically observed on June
19th since 1865; and
WHEREAS, The Hanover Park Sister Cities Committee will
host Hanover Park's Juneteenth celebration at Ontarioville
Plaza in Hanover Park on June 15, 2024, with live music,

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vendors, food trucks, activities for children, and more;
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
we recognize the Village of Hanover Park's Juneteenth
celebration as a time to reflect and to commemorate the end of
slavery; and be it further