Full Text of SR0681 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate believe that | 3 | | decent, safe, and affordable housing is an integral part of the | 4 | | American Dream and a goal of all residents of this State; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Individuals have the right to choose where to | 6 | | live, without discrimination based on race, color, religion, | 7 | | age, gender, family status, national origin, and/or | 8 | | disability; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Acts of housing discrimination and barriers to | 10 | | equal housing opportunity run counter to a common sense of | 11 | | fairness; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Federal and State laws affirm the right of every | 13 | | person to equal housing opportunities; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Fair housing is a positive community good; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Economic stability, community health, and human | 16 | | relations in the State of Illinois are improved by diversity; | 17 | | and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Stable, integrated, and balanced residential | 19 | | housing patterns can be threatened by discriminatory acts and |
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| 1 | | unlawful housing practices, resulting in fewer housing | 2 | | opportunities for some citizens; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, The talents of grassroots and non-profit | 4 | | organizations, housing service providers, financial | 5 | | institutions, elected officials, State agencies, and others | 6 | | must be combined to promote and preserve fair housing and equal | 7 | | opportunity; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, The Interfaith Housing Center of the Northern | 9 | | Suburbs will host the 8th Annual Fair Housing Month Event on | 10 | | April 25, 2012 at the Glenview Public Library to call attention | 11 | | to this issue; therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 13 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we designate April of | 14 | | 2012 as Fair Housing Month in the State of Illinois in | 15 | | furtherance of this noble goal; and be it further
| 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 | | presented to the Interfaith Housing Center of the Northern | 18 | | Suburbs as a symbol of our esteem and respect.
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