Bill Text: IL HR0733 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Recognizes the 40th anniversary of the Paul G. Stewart Center of the Peoples Consumer Co-Operative.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2015-09-02 - Resolution Adopted [HR0733 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2015-HR0733-Introduced.html

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HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
Representatives wish to recognize the 40th anniversary of the
Paul G. Stewart Center of the Peoples Consumer Co-Operative;
and
WHEREAS, The Peoples Consumer Co-Operative (PCC) was
organized in 1937 as a cooperative buying club by a group of
young, professional African-Americans; in 1937, it was very
difficult for African-Americans to purchase quality goods and
services; the PCC provided the vehicle for African-Americans to
purchase quality goods in bulk in order to offer them to its
members at discounted prices; the PCC later formed a credit
union that assisted its member in purchasing single-family
homes and multi-family buildings that were converted to housing
cooperatives and condominiums; and
WHEREAS, The PCC got involved in government-assisted
housing in the early 1970s; it sponsored and developed 893
affordable housing units for senior and family households; the
developments are named after Paul G. Stewart, the second
African-American certified public accountant in the State of
Illinois; and
WHEREAS, The Paul G. Stewart Center has nearly 1,200

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residents; it is a community with opportunities for belonging,
sharing, and interdependence; it is an environment that is rich
in social and cultural activities; and
WHEREAS, Since 1975, each new building and each new
individual resident has been welcomed with the same warmth and
quickly becomes integrated into the community; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
recognize the 40th anniversary of the Paul G. Stewart Center of
the Peoples Consumer Co-Operative and wish them many more
successful years; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to the residents of the Paul G. Stewart Center as an
expression of our esteem and respect.