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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 33

2    AMENDMENT NO. ___. Amend House Joint Resolution 33 by
3deleting everything and replacing it with the following:
 
4    "WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
5Representatives wish to congratulate the World Champion
6Chicago Cubs on winning an epic World Series on November 3,
72016; and
 
8    WHEREAS, The Chicago Cubs last won the World Series in 1907
9and 1908; they last appeared in the World Series in 1945; and
 
10    WHEREAS, The Chicago Cubs compiled a record of 103 wins and
1158 losses during the 2016 season; and
 
12    WHEREAS, The Chicago Cubs fielded the entire starting
13infield for the 2016 MLB All-Star Game; this marked the first
14time a National League team had done so since 1963; they had

 

 

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1seven players selected, Jake Arrieta, Kris Bryant, Dexter
2Fowler, Jon Lester, Anthony Rizzo, Addison Russell, and Ben
3Zobrist; and
 
4    WHEREAS, The Chicago Cubs won the division championship
5with a 17.5 game lead; and
 
6    WHEREAS, The Chicago Cubs eliminated the San Francisco
7Giants and the Los Angeles Dodgers in the playoffs to advance
8to the World Series; and
 
9    WHEREAS, The Chicago Cubs defeated the Cleveland Indians in
10a historic and dramatic World Series Game 7 that went into
11extra innings, ending with a score of 8 to 7 in the 10th; and
 
12    WHEREAS, The Chicago Cubs rallied from a deficit of three
13games to one, a feat only accomplished by five other teams in
14World Series history; and
 
15    WHEREAS, A victory parade and rally was held for the
16Chicago Cubs on November 4, 2016, drawing five million fans,
17making it the seventh largest known gathering in the history of
18the world; and
 
19    WHEREAS, The Chicago Cubs have the greatest and most loyal
20fans in the world; with its historic scoreboard and green ivy,

 

 

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1Wrigley Field is one of the greatest places to watch a ball
2game; Manager Joe Maddon has said that "playing in Wrigley
3Field is magical"; and
 
4    WHEREAS, The Ricketts family, Crane Kenney and the entire
5Cubs front office, and Theo Epstein should be praised for
6bringing together such an amazing team and for setting the
7Chicago Cubs on a course for continued success for many years
8to come; and
 
9    WHEREAS, On April 12, 2017, the players of the Chicago Cubs
10will be presented with their World Series Championship Rings,
11commemorating their historical 2016 season; therefore, be it
 
12    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
13HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE SENATE
14CONCURRING HEREIN, that we congratulate the Chicago Cubs on
15winning the 2016 World Series; and be it further
 
16    RESOLVED, That we congratulate Manager Joe Maddon on
17guiding the Chicago Cubs to the championship with his zen
18leadership, convincing both players and fans to look forward
19not backwards, to think positively, and to "Do simple better";
20and be it further
 
21    RESOLVED, That we declare March 8, 2017 as "Chicago Cubs

 

 

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1World Series Champions Day"; and be it further
 
2    RESOLVED, That we declare April 12, 2017 as "Chicago Cubs
3World Series Commemoration Day"; and be it further
 
4    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
5presented to members of the Chicago Cubs organization.