Bill Text: IL HR0950 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Perri Small on the occasion of her retirement as a talk radio host at station WVON 1690. Wishes her all the best in her future endeavors.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2024-11-21 - Resolution Adopted [HR0950 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HR0950-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives wish to congratulate Perri Small on the | ||||||
| 4 | occasion of her retirement as a talk radio host at station WVON | ||||||
| 5 | 1690; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Perri Small, a resident of Roseland Heights, was | ||||||
| 7 | raised in West Chesterfield and graduated from Elizabeth Seton | ||||||
| 8 | High School in South Holland; she studied communications at | ||||||
| 9 | Western Illinois University; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Prior to joining the Black-owned radio station | ||||||
| 11 | WVON 1690, Perri Small worked in the press office of former | ||||||
| 12 | Chicago Mayor Harold Washington and for the Citizen Newspaper | ||||||
| 13 | Group; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, Perri Small served as a talk radio host at WVON | ||||||
| 15 | 1690 for 30 years; during her career, she became known for her | ||||||
| 16 | humor, her authenticity, and her tell-it-like-it-is approach | ||||||
| 17 | on issues facing the Black community, serving as a courageous | ||||||
| 18 | voice for the voiceless while continually spearheading | ||||||
| 19 | leadership, love, light, and liberty for all in the process; | ||||||
| 20 | and
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| 21 | WHEREAS, Perri Small has received a number of accolades, | ||||||
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| 1 | including being the focus of a 2024 documentary on VONtv, | ||||||
| 2 | Perri Period! In Her Own Words, and being the namesake of Perri | ||||||
| 3 | Small Day, a proclamation by Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson in | ||||||
| 4 | recognition of her exceptional career and her unwavering | ||||||
| 5 | dedication to enriching public life through journalism and | ||||||
| 6 | advocacy; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Perri Small, well-regarded as a living legend in | ||||||
| 8 | the City of Chicago, concludes her career as a journalist and a | ||||||
| 9 | media personality dearly loved by her listeners and her WVON | ||||||
| 10 | family alike; therefore, be it
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| 11 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 12 | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 13 | we congratulate Perri Small on her retirement as a talk radio | ||||||
| 14 | host at station WVON 1690 and wish her all the best in her | ||||||
| 15 | future endeavors; and be it further
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