Bill Text: IL HR1209 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Stella Foster on her being presented the 2012 Circle of Friends Award.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2012-11-27 - Resolution Adopted [HR1209 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-HR1209-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives wish to congratulate Stella Foster on being | ||||||
4 | awarded the 2012 Circle of Friends Award at the 18th Annual | ||||||
5 | Friends of Chicago State University Award Dinner "Women in the | ||||||
6 | Business of Transforming Lives" on September 20, 2012; and
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7 | WHEREAS, Stella Foster is a long-time columnist for the | ||||||
8 | Chicago Sun-Times; her column "Stella's Column" debuted in the | ||||||
9 | Sun-Times on December 2, 2003, and has become one of the most | ||||||
10 | popular columns in the newspaper; she has enjoyed a career as a | ||||||
11 | writer, broadcaster, and as the long-time assistant to the late | ||||||
12 | Irv Kupcinet; and
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13 | WHEREAS, Stella Foster's column is an eclectic mix of news, | ||||||
14 | entertainment, politics, the arts, gossip, and birthday | ||||||
15 | wishes; she publicizes charitable events such as those close to | ||||||
16 | her heart like child abuse, teenage pregnancy, and women's | ||||||
17 | issues; she is proactive on issues and speaks out on subjects | ||||||
18 | such as black on black crime and senseless violence; and
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19 | WHEREAS, Stella Foster was born and raised in the Englewood | ||||||
20 | community; she attended Chicago public schools and then began | ||||||
21 | pursuing a professional career in August of 1969 as the new | ||||||
22 | secretary for Irv Kupcinet; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Stella Foster was Irv Kupcinet's assistant for 34 | ||||||
2 | years; her writing career began in the mid 1980's when she | ||||||
3 | began penning the column "Starlights by Stella" for the | ||||||
4 | national entertainment magazine, Sister 2 Sister; she later | ||||||
5 | sounded off on a wide range of topics with her column "Oh Boy! | ||||||
6 | Ain't She Opinionated"; and
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7 | WHEREAS, Stella Foster has been profiled in Chicago | ||||||
8 | Magazine, Today's Chicago Woman, N'Digo Magapaper, Rolling | ||||||
9 | Out,
and the Chicago Defender; she is the recipient of numerous | ||||||
10 | awards including the Promises Fulfilled
Award from South | ||||||
11 | Central Community Services, a communications award from the 100 | ||||||
12 | Black Men of
Chicago, the Chicago Journalists Association's | ||||||
13 | Lifetime Achievement Award, the Chicago Latino
Network's | ||||||
14 | Platinum Communications Award, the A. Phillip Randolph Pullman | ||||||
15 | Porter Gentle Warrior
Award, the National Association of Black | ||||||
16 | Journalists' Distinguished Service Award, the Rainbow PUSH
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17 | Media Trailblazer Award, the Archibald Motley Excellence in | ||||||
18 | Arts Award from the Englewood
Committee, Mt. Sinai's Parenting | ||||||
19 | Institute's African Village Award (which she shared with her | ||||||
20 | family),
the Torch for Journalism from Sigma Gamma Rho | ||||||
21 | Sorority, the Making A Difference Award from
the Rainbow PUSH | ||||||
22 | Coalition as a Woman of Distinction, the State of Illinois | ||||||
23 | African American Media Award
from the Secretary of State's | ||||||
24 | Office, the African-American History Service Award from Sixth |
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1 | Grace
Presbyterian Church, the Joint Civic Committee of Italian | ||||||
2 | American's coveted Dante Media Award, and the
Shero Award for | ||||||
3 | Career Achievement from NABFEME; and
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4 | WHEREAS, Stella Foster has been saluted by the Midwest | ||||||
5 | Radio and
Music Association, hailed as a "Phenomenal Woman" by | ||||||
6 | the Expo for Today's Black Woman, and named
one of the 100 | ||||||
7 | Woman Making a Difference by Today's Chicago Woman Magazine; | ||||||
8 | she received the
Each One Teach One Literacy's Englewood | ||||||
9 | Community Award for Excellence in Journalism and has
earned | ||||||
10 | awards from the Chicago Black Public Relations Society and from | ||||||
11 | the National Council of Negro
Women; she was also presented the | ||||||
12 | Irv Kupcinet Media Giant Award, named in honor of her late
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13 | mentor; she is a member of the Chicago Association of Black | ||||||
14 | Journalists, the National Association of
Black Journalists, | ||||||
15 | the Association of Women Journalists, the Press Club, and the | ||||||
16 | Chicago Journalists
Association; therefore, be it
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17 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
18 | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
19 | we congratulate Stella Foster on being presented with the 2012 | ||||||
20 | Circle of Friends Award; and be it further
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21 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
22 | presented to Stella Foster as an expression of our esteem and | ||||||
23 | respect.
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