Bill Text: IL HR1074 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 196 on its 125th anniversary.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2026-11-06 - Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Tony M. McCombie [HR1074 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2025-HR1074-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives wish to congratulate International Brotherhood | ||||||
| 4 | of Electrical Workers Local 196 of the International | ||||||
| 5 | Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) on the occasion of | ||||||
| 6 | its 125th anniversary; and | ||||||
| 7 | WHEREAS, IBEW Local 196 was established in 1901, and the | ||||||
| 8 | union is a proud member of the Illinois AFL-CIO; and | ||||||
| 9 | WHEREAS, IBEW represents over 900,000 members across North | ||||||
| 10 | America; and | ||||||
| 11 | WHEREAS, IBEW Local 196, headquartered in Huntley, has | ||||||
| 12 | over 1,900 active members who work diligently to maintain | ||||||
| 13 | essential electrical services, primarily in outside electrical | ||||||
| 14 | construction, utility maintenance, and power distribution in | ||||||
| 15 | Northern Illinois; and | ||||||
| 16 | WHEREAS, Electricians install, maintain, and repair | ||||||
| 17 | electrical power, lighting, communications, and control | ||||||
| 18 | systems in homes, businesses, and factories; and | ||||||
| 19 | WHEREAS, IBEW Local 196 offers training opportunities | ||||||
| 20 | through the American Line Builders Joint Apprenticeship | ||||||
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| 1 | Training (ALBAT) to ensure employees have highly trained | ||||||
| 2 | skills required to safely complete projects; and | ||||||
| 3 | WHEREAS, IBEW Local 196 represents 14 counties in | ||||||
| 4 | Northeastern Illinois, and the union is essential to the | ||||||
| 5 | growth and maintenance of our great State of Illinois; | ||||||
| 6 | therefore, be it | ||||||
| 7 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 8 | HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 9 | we congratulate International Brotherhood of Electrical | ||||||
| 10 | Workers (IBEW) Local 196 on its 125th anniversary; and be it | ||||||
| 11 | further | ||||||
| 12 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
| 13 | presented to IBEW Business Manager Derek Luetgert and IBEW | ||||||
| 14 | Local 196 as an expression of our esteem and respect. | ||||||
