Full Text of HR0101 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to honor our colleague, State | 4 | | Representative Frances Ann Hurley, on her 10 years of esteemed | 5 | | service as a member of the Illinois General Assembly and thank | 6 | | her for her dedication to the State and her community; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Through her work as a legislator, a volunteer, | 8 | | and a community member, Rep. Hurley has shown her abiding | 9 | | commitment to the Southwest Side, which she has called home | 10 | | her entire life; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Prior to serving in the General Assembly, Rep. | 12 | | Hurley attended St. Barnabas Elementary School, Mother McAuley | 13 | | High School, and Saint Xavier University; she then worked on | 14 | | behalf of Southwest Side families in the offices of Alderwoman | 15 | | Ginger Rugai and Alderman Matthew O'Shea; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Hurley has served on a number of local | 17 | | boards, working to support the achievements of special-needs | 18 | | athletes on Special Olympics, to ensure access to substance | 19 | | abuse and mental health treatment with Guildhaus, to prevent | 20 | | domestic violence and to advocate for survivors with A New | 21 | | Direction-WINGS, and to support the families of fallen first | 22 | | responders with The 100 Club; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, As a legislator, Rep. Hurley has championed many | 2 | | of the same issues that motivated her as a volunteer and | 3 | | community member; she spearheaded the effort to create a | 4 | | Special Olympics lottery ticket in 2014, which continues to | 5 | | raise millions of dollars to serve more than 40,000 Special | 6 | | Olympics athletes; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Hurley has worked to extend care for young | 8 | | adults with special needs up to the age of 22, and she has | 9 | | worked to secure additional funding for Special Olympics | 10 | | Chicago/Special Children's Charities; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Hurley has worked to prevent domestic | 12 | | violence and the exploitation of children by passing | 13 | | innovative measures to help hair stylists recognize the signs | 14 | | of abuse and closing a loophole to keep predators out of | 15 | | restaurant playgrounds; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Hurley has been a strong supporter of police | 17 | | officers and fire fighters, which she has shown through | 18 | | chairing the House Police & Fire Committee, passing | 19 | | legislation securing funding for officer mental health | 20 | | resources and for the families of fallen first responders, | 21 | | assembling a task force to address officer suicide, and | 22 | | enacting Scott's Law to keep officers safe during highway |
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, As a founding member of the Mod Caucus, Rep. | 3 | | Hurley has been dedicated to compromise and cooperation; she | 4 | | and her fellow moderate lawmakers have worked with colleagues | 5 | | across the political spectrum to find common ground and | 6 | | improve policy by ensuring independent and centrist voices | 7 | | were heard; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Hurley has celebrated her Irish heritage as | 9 | | a member of the Illinois Irish Caucus, as co-chair of the | 10 | | National Irish Caucus, and as a board member of the Irish | 11 | | Fellowship Club of Chicago; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Hurley has generously shared her time and | 13 | | talents with her community as a girls' softball and volleyball | 14 | | coach and as a volunteer for several organizations, including | 15 | | the Y-Me Breast Cancer organization, Misericordia, the Chicago | 16 | | Police Memorial Run to Remember, Kiwanis, and her parish of | 17 | | St. Christina; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, All who have had the opportunity to serve | 19 | | alongside Rep. Hurley have appreciated her sense of humor, her | 20 | | warm friendship, and her commitment to bringing people | 21 | | together for the betterment of our State; therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 2 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 3 | | we honor and thank State Representative Frances Ann Hurley for | 4 | | her years of dedicated service, and we wish her the best on her | 5 | | future success; and be it further
| 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 | | presented to Rep. Hurley as an expression of our esteem and | 8 | | respect.
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