Full Text of HJR0151 94th General Assembly
HJ0151 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The AIDS epidemic continues to pervade our world, | 3 |
| affecting both men and women of all ages and ethnicities; and
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| WHEREAS, Since the AIDS epidemic first surfaced in the | 5 |
| United States, an estimated 944,306 AIDS cases have been | 6 |
| reported, and approximately 529,113 or 56% of those individuals | 7 |
| have lost their lives as a result of the disease; and | 8 |
| WHEREAS, Of those 944,306 reported cases, nearly 31,021 | 9 |
| were from the State of Illinois; in 2004, there were 1,679 | 10 |
| individuals diagnosed with AIDS in Illinois; and | 11 |
| WHEREAS, The city of Chicago accounts for approximately 74% | 12 |
| of all reported AIDS cases in Illinois; since 1981, at least | 13 |
| 22,935 persons in Chicago have been diagnosed with AIDS, and at | 14 |
| least 12,855 of those individuals have died; and | 15 |
| WHEREAS, The General Assembly of the State of Illinois has | 16 |
| provided increasing funds to raise greater awareness of AIDS, | 17 |
| supported cutting-edge research and treatment, and provided | 18 |
| counseling and testing services to the citizens of this State; | 19 |
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| WHEREAS, the African-American HIV/AIDS Response Act was | 21 |
| championed by the Illinois General Assembly as a comprehensive | 22 |
| plan to address the African-American HIV/AIDS crisis in the | 23 |
| State of Illinois; and
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| WHEREAS, the State of Illinois proudly joins the City of | 25 |
| Chicago in the continuing fight against AIDS; on December 1, | 26 |
| 2006, citizens representing coalitions and faith-based | 27 |
| organizations throughout the Chicago area have joined with the | 28 |
| Chicago Department of Public Health to sponsor World AIDS Day | 29 |
| 2006, which is a globally recognized event each year; and
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| WHEREAS, World AIDS Day is an opportunity to educate | 2 |
| citizens about AIDS, to pay tribute to the many lives that have | 3 |
| been lost, and to express support for the ongoing efforts to | 4 |
| one day find a cure for this devastating epidemic; therefore, | 5 |
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 7 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | 8 |
| SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we do hereby proclaim December | 9 |
| 1, 2006 as World AIDS Day in Illinois, and we urge all citizens | 10 |
| to join in this very meaningful and poignant observance.
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