Bill Text: IL SR0719 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Mourns the death of Nancy L. Hughes of Lake Forest.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-10-30 - Resolution Adopted [SR0719 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-SR0719-Introduced.html

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SENATE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
learn of the death of Nancy L. Hughes, a dedicated
philanthropist and longtime resident of Lake Forest, who passed
away on on September 15, 2019; and
WHEREAS, Nancy Hughes was born in Chicago to Henry and
Naomi Ludwig on April 22, 1951; she was raised in Northbrook
and attended Glenbrook North High School, where she met fellow
student John Wilden Hughes Jr.; they married in 1970; their
lives were steeped in music, and they enjoyed rock concerts in
the 1960s and nights in Chicago blues and reggae clubs in the
1970s and 1980s; the young couple worked a series of odd jobs,
briefly lived in Arizona, and settled in Glencoe in the 1970s
before moving to Los Angeles, where they lived from 1984 until
1988; and
WHEREAS, Whether Nancy and her husband were living on the
North Shore or in the movie colonies of California, she created
homes that were a refuge against shifting Hollywood loyalties
and box-office receipts; she filled them with good food, lively
music, and fun card games; if asked, she offered down-to-earth
advice for guests of all ages; and
WHEREAS, Nancy Hughes was her husband's inspiration and

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most-trusted advisor; she endorsed her husband's career move
from advertising to screenwriting, and his films told stories
comprised of observations from their lives and shared
experiences in towns like Northbrook, Glencoe, and Northfield;
and
WHEREAS, After her husband's death, Nancy Hughes ensured
their legacy would be remembered; the John & Nancy Hughes
Theater at the Gorton Community Center, the John & Nancy Hughes
Clubhouse at the Deerpath Golf Course in Lake Forest, the
Hughes Auditorium at the Robert H. Lurie Medical Research
Center of Northwestern University in Chicago, and the Hughes
Gateway at Forest Park Beach are symbols of her decades of
charitable contributions to the community; she generously
donated to Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital, where the John &
Nancy Hughes Pavilion is located; her former home on
Westminster Avenue, where her family lived from 1988 until 2009
and where her husband wrote Home Alone, was donated to
Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital in 2014; and
WHEREAS, Nancy Hughes will be remembered as an
enthusiastic, kind, and generous woman who deeply loved her
family and community; and
WHEREAS, Nancy Hughes was preceded in death by her parents;
her sister, Janice; and her husband, John; and

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WHEREAS, Nancy Hughes is survived by her sons, John III
(Ruta) Hughes and James (Tracy) Hughes; and her grandchildren,
Katelyn, Wil, Livia, and Henry; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
Nancy L. Hughes and extend our sincere condolences to her
family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it
further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to the family of Nancy Hughes as an expression of our
deepest sympathy.