Bill Text: IL HR0859 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Commends Centro San Bonifacio on 35 years of extraordinary service to the immigrant community of Chicago. Honors the passion of Centro San Bonifacio's leadership, staff, and volunteers.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2026-05-05 - Resolution Adopted [HR0859 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2025-HR0859-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives wish to commend Centro San Bonifacio for | ||||||
| 4 | offering 35 years of remarkable service, leadership, and | ||||||
| 5 | unwavering commitment to the immigrant community in the City | ||||||
| 6 | of Chicago; and | ||||||
| 7 | WHEREAS, Centro San Bonifacio was founded by local | ||||||
| 8 | families as an act of community solidarity in 1991, following | ||||||
| 9 | the closure of the Church of San Bonifacio, with the intention | ||||||
| 10 | of being led by and for the Latin American immigrant | ||||||
| 11 | community, ensuring those in frontline positions hold | ||||||
| 12 | positions of power; and | ||||||
| 13 | WHEREAS, Centro San Bonifacio has grown from its humble | ||||||
| 14 | beginnings in a board member's apartment into a | ||||||
| 15 | self-sustaining pillar of the Northwest side of Chicago, | ||||||
| 16 | currently operating out of its vibrant home at 2959 North | ||||||
| 17 | Pulaski Road; and | ||||||
| 18 | WHEREAS, Centro San Bonifacio's community-run model is | ||||||
| 19 | anchored by Caf� Fenix and managed by Cooperativa Fenix, which | ||||||
| 20 | serves as a gateway to the organization and provides barista | ||||||
| 21 | training for young adults, embodying the spirit of rising from | ||||||
| 22 | the ashes following Centro San Bonifacio's reconstitution in | ||||||
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| 1 | 2012; and | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, For more than three decades, Centro San | ||||||
| 3 | Bonifacio's community health workers, known as Promotores de | ||||||
| 4 | Salud, have served as a beacon of hope, utilizing a | ||||||
| 5 | peer-to-peer model to provide vital health education, social | ||||||
| 6 | service connections, and emotional support to families | ||||||
| 7 | navigating new beginnings; and | ||||||
| 8 | WHEREAS, The Together We Shine program, also known as | ||||||
| 9 | "Juntos Brillamos", promotes the psychosocial health of the | ||||||
| 10 | entire family through a broad palette of offerings, including | ||||||
| 11 | youth development, violence prevention, social-emotional | ||||||
| 12 | learning, and an arts academy that celebrates Latin American | ||||||
| 13 | heritage; and | ||||||
| 14 | WHEREAS, Centro San Bonifacio has remained at the | ||||||
| 15 | forefront of social justice through its Illinois Welcoming | ||||||
| 16 | Center and Southern Border Arrivals Assistance Team, providing | ||||||
| 17 | critical case management, supplies, and Know Your Rights | ||||||
| 18 | presentations to Chicago's newest neighbors; and | ||||||
| 19 | WHEREAS, Centro San Bonifacio's 35-year milestone is a | ||||||
| 20 | testament to the vision, resilience, and trust that the | ||||||
| 21 | organization has earned by transforming countless lives and | ||||||
| 22 | strengthening the very fabric of the community; therefore, be | ||||||
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| 1 | it | ||||||
| 2 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 3 | HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 4 | we commend Centro San Bonifacio on 35 years of offering | ||||||
| 5 | extraordinary service to the immigrant community of Chicago; | ||||||
| 6 | and be it further | ||||||
| 7 | RESOLVED, That we honor the passion of Centro San | ||||||
| 8 | Bonifacio's leadership, staff, and volunteers, and we wish | ||||||
| 9 | them continued growth and inspiration in the years ahead; and | ||||||
| 10 | be it further | ||||||
| 11 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 12 | presented to Centro San Bonifacio as a symbol of our esteem and | ||||||
| 13 | respect. | ||||||
