Bill Text: IL HR0965 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Honors Lisa Parker for her commitment to excellence in broadcasting and for her service to the Chicagoland community in the provision of cogent and balanced analysis of consumer and public policy issues.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Passed) 2010-03-02 - Resolution Adopted [HR0965 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2009-HR0965-Introduced.html

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HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
Representatives are pleased to honor Lisa Parker for her
commitment to excellence in broadcasting and for her service to
the Chicagoland community in the provision of cogent and
balanced analysis of consumer and public policy issues; and
WHEREAS, Lisa Parker, a graduate of Northwestern
University's Medill School of Journalism, has had a
distinguished and award winning career in broadcasting; she was
the initiator of NBC5's Target 5 consumer-investigative unit,
which investigates both local and national consumer issues; and
WHEREAS, Lisa Parker and her team were the first to bring
to the public's attention the existence of Section 41 of the
Metropolitan Transit Authority Act; Section 41 effectively
shielded the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) from paying the
claims of accident victims if the accident victim failed to
fully comply with the written notice requirements set forth in
the Section; an accident victim's failure to comply with the
Section's notice requirements resulted in the dismissal of any
civil action against the CTA and forever barred the person from
filing a lawsuit based on that incident; and
WHEREAS, Lisa Parker's investigative work also brought to

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the public the plight of Merle Huckabee, a Hazel Crest
housewife whose life had been tragically altered on the basis
of a serious injury caused by a CTA bus and whose legitimate
injury claim was dismissed based upon Section 41; and
WHEREAS, The vigilance of Lisa Parker and resolve of Mrs.
Huckabee helped lead to the eventual enactment of landmark
legislation by the Illinois General Assembly that eliminated
the notice requirements of Section 41 of the Metropolitan
Transit Authority Act, allowing legitimate claimants to have
their day in court to seek possible injury compensation; and
WHEREAS, Lisa Parker should be commended for all of the
work that she has done advocating on behalf of consumers, for
providing vital information to the public on important topical
information, and for conducting her work with high ethical
standards; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
honor Lisa Parker for her service to the public and her
commitment to excellence in broadcasting, and wish her
continued success and happiness in the future; and be it
further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be

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presented to Lisa Parker as a symbol of our esteem and respect.