Full Text of HR1355 95th General Assembly
HR1355 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are proud to express their support for the Town | 4 |
| of Cicero's "Ceasefire Week", to be held during the week of | 5 |
| June 22-27, 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, CeaseFire is an initiative of the Chicago Project | 7 |
| for Violence Prevention; the initiative is a strategic public | 8 |
| health effort to reverse the violence epidemic using highly | 9 |
| trained street outreach staff, public education campaigns, and | 10 |
| community mobilization and is run by Corazon Community Services | 11 |
| in Cicero; and
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| WHEREAS, CeaseFire is committed to making a difference in | 13 |
| the lives of youth, families, and the general community in | 14 |
| Cicero; Corazon Community Services annually serves | 15 |
| approximately 1,000 young people through their programs and | 16 |
| services, with approximately 45% of their employees consisting | 17 |
| of local youth from the community; and
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| WHEREAS, Corazon Community Services, in collaboration with | 19 |
| the Town of Cicero, community based organizations, and | 20 |
| churches, has introduced "Ceasefire Week" in Cicero in order to | 21 |
| involve youth, parents, churches, law enforcement, local | 22 |
| elected officials, and other community based organizations and |
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| businesses to connect and kick off the summer with peace and | 2 |
| non-violence; and
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| WHEREAS, Last year thousands of young people and their | 4 |
| families participated in the week long events of "Ceasefire | 5 |
| Week"; for the 2008 celebration, Corazon plans to have soccer | 6 |
| tournaments at their new soccer field, volleyball games at | 7 |
| Morton East, a 3-on-3 basketball tournament at Cicero Stadium, | 8 |
| softball games at Kolar Field, community murals, and a peace | 9 |
| march and youth concert; and
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| WHEREAS, Corazon Community Services, the Town of Cicero, | 11 |
| and the numerous community organizations involved with | 12 |
| "Ceasefire Week" are to be commended for their work with the | 13 |
| children of Cicero and for spreading the message of | 14 |
| non-violence to all; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 16 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 17 |
| express our support for the Town of Cicero's "Ceasefire Week" | 18 |
| and wish the event organizers and participants success and | 19 |
| happiness during their festivities; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 |
| presented to Cicero Town President Larry Dominick and a | 22 |
| representative of Corazon Community Services as a symbol of our |
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| esteem and respect.
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