Bill Text: IL SR0948 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Recognizes Working Bikes on 25 years of working to strengthen local and global communities by giving donated bicycles new life and redistributing them as tools for self-determination.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2024-05-17 - Resolution Adopted [SR0948 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-SR0948-Introduced.html

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SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to
3recognize Working Bikes on 25 years of community service in
4and around Chicago's Little Village since its inception in
51999; and
6 WHEREAS, Working Bikes gives donated bicycles new life by
7redistributing them as tools of empowerment in local and
8global communities, including Africa, Latin America, and
9Chicago, where bicycles are the most reliable, sustainable,
10and environmentally friendly transportation available; and
11 WHEREAS, The amazing commitment of the volunteers, staff,
12partners, and supporters of Working Bikes has enabled new life
13for 100,000 bicycles across the globe and tens of thousands in
14Chicago; and
15 WHEREAS, Working Bikes has empowered people to utilize and
16access resources and opportunities that otherwise could have
17been out of reach, reducing waste, lessening pollution, and
18improving health in the process; therefore, be it
19 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL
20ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we recognize Working
21Bikes on 25 years of working to strengthen local and global

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1communities by giving donated bicycles new life and
2redistributing them as tools for self-determination; and be it
3further
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