Bill Text: IL HR0725 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Recognizes and supports the Race Against Gun Violence hosted by Strides for Peace and the larger effort to address and prevent gun violence in the City of Chicago.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-06-23 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HR0725 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HR0725-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, Strides for Peace was founded in response to the | ||||||
3 | high incidence of gun violence
occurring in Chicago; and
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4 | WHEREAS, The mission of Strides for Peace is to increase | ||||||
5 | the collective impact of community
organizations working to | ||||||
6 | stop gun violence, save lives, and build a stronger Chicago; | ||||||
7 | and
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8 | WHEREAS, The Race Against Gun Violence was launched by | ||||||
9 | Strides for Peace in 2014 to
bring the community together and | ||||||
10 | show the world that Chicago can come together to address
the | ||||||
11 | problem of gun violence and save lives; and
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12 | WHEREAS, The race is a rallying point to raise funds for | ||||||
13 | and awareness of what is being done
to end gun violence and | ||||||
14 | build a Chicago where all can thrive; and
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15 | WHEREAS, The date for this race was chosen to recognize | ||||||
16 | National Gun Violence Awareness
Month and the urgent need to | ||||||
17 | prevent gun violence, especially during the summer months, and
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18 | to provide a platform for members of the Chicagoland community | ||||||
19 | to come together to be part of
the solution to this problem; | ||||||
20 | and
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1 | WHEREAS, Strides for Peace is hosting the Race Against Gun | ||||||
2 | Violence on the evening of
June 4, 2020 at 6:00 PM at Grant | ||||||
3 | Park in Chicago; therefore, be it
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4 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
5 | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
6 | we recognize and support the Race Against Gun Violence hosted | ||||||
7 | by Strides for Peace and the larger effort to address and | ||||||
8 | prevent gun violence in the City of Chicago; and be it further
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9 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
10 | presented to Strides for Peace as a symbol of our respect and | ||||||
11 | esteem.
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