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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The conclusion of the spring session of the 101st |
| 3 | | General Assembly will mark a
significant change to the face of |
| 4 | | statehouse journalism with the retirement of Charles N.
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| 5 | | "Charlie" Wheeler III as the Director of the Public Affairs |
| 6 | | Reporting Program (PAR) at the University of
Illinois |
| 7 | | Springfield (UIS); and
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| 8 | | WHEREAS, Charlie Wheeler's departure caps an amazing 50 |
| 9 | | years of journalistic excellence that began
with the Chicago |
| 10 | | Sun-Times and ends with a journey that has guided approximately |
| 11 | | 700
students through the nationally respected PAR master's |
| 12 | | degree program at UIS; and
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| 13 | | WHEREAS, As if that legendary longevity was not enough, |
| 14 | | Charlie Wheeler's career ends with over 110
years of family |
| 15 | | reporting that began with his grandfather as a correspondent |
| 16 | | with the Chicago Inter
Ocean and the Chicago Tribune and |
| 17 | | continued on with his father who worked for the Chicago
Times |
| 18 | | and the Chicago Sun-Times; and
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| 19 | | WHEREAS, Charlie Wheeler earned degrees in journalism from |
| 20 | | St. Mary College and the Medill School of
Journalism at |
| 21 | | Northwestern University; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Prior to his career in journalism, Charlie Wheeler |
| 2 | | spent three years in Panama with the Peace
Corps; and
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| 3 | | WHEREAS, Charlie Wheeler's PAR students routinely use the |
| 4 | | words "father" and life changing" to describe
the impact he has |
| 5 | | had on their lives; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, Like those who preceded Charlie Wheeler as PAR |
| 7 | | director including U.S. Senator Paul Simon and Bill
Miller, |
| 8 | | perhaps the best testimonial to his accomplishments is the |
| 9 | | legion of award-winning
reporters, who stretch from coast to |
| 10 | | coast and staff every type of news gathering operation
from |
| 11 | | small town weeklies to national cable news programs; and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, Charlie Wheeler has received many honors and |
| 13 | | recognitions, including five national Capitolbeat awards
for |
| 14 | | his Illinois Issues commentaries, the 2013 Journalist of the |
| 15 | | Year by the Eastern Illinois
University Department of |
| 16 | | Journalism, and induction into the Lincoln League of |
| 17 | | Journalists by the
Illinois Associated Press Editors |
| 18 | | Association; additionally, he served as president of the |
| 19 | | Illinois Legislative Correspondents Association for 16 years; |
| 20 | | therefore, be it
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| 21 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE |
| 22 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
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| 1 | | we congratulate Charles N. "Charlie" Wheeler III on the |
| 2 | | occasion of his
retirement, thank him for his selfless |
| 3 | | dedication to journalism in the State of Illinois and
for |
| 4 | | inspiring hundreds of student journalists that are now |
| 5 | | excelling in their field due to his teaching,
and wish him well |
| 6 | | in the years to come; and be it further
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| 7 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 8 | | presented to Charlie Wheeler as a
symbol of our respect and |
| 9 | | esteem and respect.
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