Bill Text: IL SR0213 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Urges the Barack Obama Foundation to select one of the two Chicago locations for the President Barack Obama Presidential Library and Museum.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-03-12 - Resolution Adopted [SR0213 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-SR0213-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The Barack Obama Foundation is currently in the | ||||||
3 | process of selecting a location for construction of the | ||||||
4 | President Barack Obama Presidential Library and Museum; and
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5 | WHEREAS, The final 4 locations being considered are one | ||||||
6 | location in New York, one in Hawaii, and 2 within the City of | ||||||
7 | Chicago - one on the West Side at the University of Illinois at | ||||||
8 | Chicago and one on the South Side at the University of Chicago; | ||||||
9 | and
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10 | WHEREAS, Chicago is the largest city in the State of | ||||||
11 | Illinois and Illinois is the State where President Obama served | ||||||
12 | in the Senate from 1997 through 2004, representing the 13th | ||||||
13 | Legislative District; and
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14 | WHEREAS, The City of Chicago is President Obama's hometown; | ||||||
15 | it is where he started both his career in public service and | ||||||
16 | his family, and it is where his family still calls home; | ||||||
17 | Chicago has seen its profile as a global city grow and has seen | ||||||
18 | increased economic and cultural development by having the | ||||||
19 | President of the United States hail from within its boarders; | ||||||
20 | and
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21 | WHEREAS, In support of Chicago's 2 bids, the 98th Illinois |
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1 | General Assembly passed Public Act 98-1005, which provides for | ||||||
2 | the loan or donation to a presidential library or museum any | ||||||
3 | books, items, furniture, equipment, or other materials or | ||||||
4 | property of former Illinois State Senator Barack Obama in the | ||||||
5 | possession or control of the Senate; and
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6 | WHEREAS, The Barack Obama Foundation is scheduled to select | ||||||
7 | the final site by the end of March of 2015; therefore, be it
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8 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | ||||||
9 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we urge the Barack | ||||||
10 | Obama Foundation to select one of the 2 Chicago bids as the | ||||||
11 | location to build the President Barack Obama Presidential | ||||||
12 | Library and Museum; and be it further
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13 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
14 | delivered to President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, | ||||||
15 | and the Barack Obama Foundation board members.
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