Bill Text: IL HR1055 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the passing of Charissa Helena (Bilotto) Berrini of New Lenox, formerly of Blue Island.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2026-10-20 - Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Robert "Bob" Rita [HR1055 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2025-HR1055-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Charissa | ||||||
| 4 | Helena (Bilotto) Berrini of New Lenox, formerly of Blue | ||||||
| 5 | Island, who passed away on September 6, 2026; and | ||||||
| 6 | WHEREAS, Charissa Berrini, the daughter of Carmine Bilotto | ||||||
| 7 | and the late Irene Bilotto, was born in Blue Island on | ||||||
| 8 | September 9, 1987; she was baptized at St. Donatus Catholic | ||||||
| 9 | Church and attended St. Isidore Catholic School in Blue | ||||||
| 10 | Island; she attended Dwight D. Eisenhower High School, where | ||||||
| 11 | she played basketball and played as well as coached tennis, | ||||||
| 12 | earning a place in the school's Hall of Fame and graduating in | ||||||
| 13 | 2005; she earned a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Saint | ||||||
| 14 | Xavier University, a master's degree in administrative | ||||||
| 15 | leadership from Governors State University, and a doctorate in | ||||||
| 16 | educational leadership from Northern Illinois University; she | ||||||
| 17 | married Gino Berrini at St. Donatus Catholic Church on June | ||||||
| 18 | 28, 2014; and | ||||||
| 19 | WHEREAS, Charissa Berrini's career in Thornton Township | ||||||
| 20 | High School District 205 began in 2013; she taught mathematics | ||||||
| 21 | at Thornwood High School, was named division leader of | ||||||
| 22 | mathematics and business at Thornridge High School in 2020, | ||||||
| 23 | and became assistant principal of curriculum and instruction | ||||||
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| 1 | at Thornton Township High School in 2023; she also served as | ||||||
| 2 | the Multi-Tiered Support System (MTSS) coordinator, Advanced | ||||||
| 3 | Placement outreach coordinator, head girls tennis coach, and | ||||||
| 4 | assistant girls and boys tennis coach; and | ||||||
| 5 | WHEREAS, Charissa Berrini was dedicated to helping people | ||||||
| 6 | in her community, serving Blue Island as 2nd Ward Alderperson | ||||||
| 7 | from 2013 to 2015 and working as a legislative aide for a State | ||||||
| 8 | representative; she also served as coordinator for the Calumet | ||||||
| 9 | Township Senior Service Center; and | ||||||
| 10 | WHEREAS, Charissa Berrini was the mother of Angelina and | ||||||
| 11 | Sofia; the sister of Fred (Stephanie) Bilotto; the aunt of | ||||||
| 12 | Domenico, Cristofano, and Giada Bilotto and Alaina and Ella | ||||||
| 13 | Berrini; and the godmother of Giada Bilotto; therefore, be it | ||||||
| 14 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 15 | HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 16 | we mourn the passing of Charissa Helena (Bilotto) Berrini and | ||||||
| 17 | extend our sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all | ||||||
| 18 | who knew and loved her; and be it further | ||||||
| 19 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 20 | presented to the family of Charissa Berrini as an expression | ||||||
| 21 | of our deepest sympathy. | ||||||
