Bill Text: IL HR1077 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Commends the Steeleville Jaycees for over 50 years of service to their community.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2026-11-10 - Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Charles Meier [HR1077 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2025-HR1077-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives wish to commend the Steeleville Jaycees for | ||||||
| 4 | over 50 years of service to their community; and | ||||||
| 5 | WHEREAS, The Steeleville Jaycees is a prominent local | ||||||
| 6 | civic organization based in Steeleville and has raised tens of | ||||||
| 7 | thousands of dollars with a variety of creative initiatives; | ||||||
| 8 | it is focused on leadership development, community service, | ||||||
| 9 | and professional networking for young adults aged 18 to 40; | ||||||
| 10 | and | ||||||
| 11 | WHEREAS, The Steeleville Jaycees was founded in 1975 and | ||||||
| 12 | operates as part of Region 5 of the Illinois Jaycees and has | ||||||
| 13 | spent decades driving local civic engagement and community | ||||||
| 14 | improvements; and | ||||||
| 15 | WHEREAS, The Steeleville Jaycees' charter members were | ||||||
| 16 | Danny Biermann, James Cleland, Richard Dempsey, Dane | ||||||
| 17 | Eggertsen, Jimmie Killion, Willard Knop, Kenneth Kruse, David | ||||||
| 18 | Lichliter, Larry Meyerhoff, Michael Miesner, Bob Reiss, Robert | ||||||
| 19 | Sutton, Steve Weaver, David Wente, David Rohlfing, Mark | ||||||
| 20 | Humphrey, Bruce Guebert, Carlos Barbour, K. R. Koeneman, | ||||||
| 21 | Lonnie Eggemeyer, and Dan Reitz; and | ||||||
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| 1 | WHEREAS, The Steeleville Jaycees adheres to the creed that | ||||||
| 2 | "service to humanity is the best work of life", and partnering | ||||||
| 3 | with the Village of Steeleville, workers and local police | ||||||
| 4 | conduct city-wide programs and seasonal activities and host | ||||||
| 5 | regular monthly meetings at local establishments, such as the | ||||||
| 6 | Steeleville Eagles hall, to welcome new members, plan | ||||||
| 7 | community initiatives, and mentor young professional; and | ||||||
| 8 | WHEREAS, The Steeleville Jaycees members have served in | ||||||
| 9 | district, regional, and state officer positions, have earned | ||||||
| 10 | national leadership awards, and have been elected to city, | ||||||
| 11 | county, and state political offices; therefore, be it | ||||||
| 12 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 13 | HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 14 | we commend the Steeleville Jaycees for over 50 years of | ||||||
| 15 | service to their community and wish them many more wonderful | ||||||
| 16 | years; and be it further | ||||||
| 17 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 18 | presented to Steeleville Jaycees' President Rachel Decker as a | ||||||
| 19 | symbol of our respect and esteem. | ||||||
