Full Text of HJR0089 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois General Assembly are | 3 | | proud to recognize those who distinguish themselves in society | 4 | | and strive to protect the rights of those around them; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Nelson Mandela spent over 50 years of his life | 6 | | fighting to improve the lives of his countrymen, end the | 7 | | apartheid regime in South Africa, and advance the causes of | 8 | | democracy and human rights; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Nelson Mandela was sentenced to life in prison in | 10 | | 1964 as a political prisoner; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Despite his imprisonment, Nelson Mandela | 12 | | continued to meet with political leaders and work towards the | 13 | | improvement of life for all South Africans; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Upon his release from prison in 1990 Nelson | 15 | | Mandela worked to reduce violence in South Africa and negotiate | 16 | | a peaceful resolution to racial conflicts and the formation of | 17 | | a new government including democratic elections; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, In 1993 Nelson Mandela was presented the Liberty | 19 | | Medal by President of the United States William Clinton; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, In 1993 Nelson Mandela joined Frederik Willem de | 2 | | Klerk in receiving the Nobel Peace Prize "for their work for | 3 | | the peaceful termination of the apartheid regime, and for | 4 | | laying the foundations for a new democratic South Africa"; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, On April 27, 1994 Nelson Mandela voted for the | 6 | | first time in his life in South Africa's democratic elections; | 7 | | and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, On May 10, 1994 Nelson Mandela was inaugurated as | 9 | | South Africa's first democratically elected president; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, After his inauguration, Nelson Mandela worked to | 11 | | unite the South African nation and formed the Truth and | 12 | | Reconciliation Commission to investigate crimes committed by | 13 | | both sides during apartheid; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Under Nelson Mandela's administration health | 15 | | care, education, electricity, and water access were extended to | 16 | | millions of South Africans that previously lacked access to | 17 | | these services; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Nelson Mandela worked to promote peaceful | 19 | | resolutions to international disputes; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, After retiring from political office in 1999 |
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| 1 | | Nelson Mandela continued his philanthropic works with the | 2 | | Nelson Mandela Children's Fund, Nelson Mandela Foundation, and | 3 | | the Mandela Rhodes Foundation; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Nelson Mandela passed away on December 5, 2013 at | 5 | | the age of 95; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, It is fitting we honor the life and legacy of | 7 | | Nelson Mandela by naming the portion of Cicero Avenue beginning | 8 | | at West Roosevelt Road in Chicago, Illinois and ending at West | 9 | | Grand Avenue in Chicago, Illinois in his honor; therefore, be | 10 | | it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 12 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | 13 | | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the portion of | 14 | | Cicero Avenue beginning at West Roosevelt Road in Chicago, | 15 | | Illinois and ending at West Grand Avenue in Chicago, Illinois | 16 | | as "Mandela Road"; and be it further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation | 18 | | is requested to erect at the intersections of Cicero Avenue | 19 | | with West Roosevelt Road, West Lexington Street, West Harrison | 20 | | Street, West Jackson Boulevard, West Madison Street, West | 21 | | Washington Boulevard, West Maypole Avenue, West Lake Street, | 22 | | West Ferdinand Street, West Ohio Street, Chicago Avenue, West |
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| 1 | | Augusta Boulevard, West Division Street, West Hirsch Street, | 2 | | West North Avenue, and West Grand Avenue, consistent with State | 3 | | and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs giving | 4 | | notice of the name of Mandela Road on or before July 18, 2015; | 5 | | and be it further
| 6 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 7 | | presented to the Secretary of the United States Department of | 8 | | Transportation, the Secretary of the Illinois Department of | 9 | | Transportation, and the family of Nelson Mandela.
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