Full Text of HR0748 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION | 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Raul I. Raymundo on the | 4 | | occasion of being named a 2024 Lincoln Laureate of the Order of | 5 | | Lincoln; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Established in 1964, the Order of Lincoln is the | 7 | | State's highest civilian honor for professional achievement | 8 | | and public service, honoring Illinois residents whose work | 9 | | uplifts every community in the State; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Raul I. Raymundo, an immigrant born in Mexico and | 11 | | raised in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago, has long | 12 | | understood the challenges and strengths of working-class and | 13 | | immigrant families; through his financial acumen and | 14 | | leadership, he has been instrumental in revitalizing the | 15 | | Pilsen neighborhood through his work as CEO and co-founder of | 16 | | The Resurrection Project (TRP), a nonprofit organization that | 17 | | has aimed to build wealth in the neighborhood through | 18 | | connecting residents with low-interest loans and building | 19 | | affordable housing units since its inception in 1990; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, Raul Raymundo earned his Bachelor of Arts from | 21 | | Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota in 1988 before | 22 | | returning to the Pilsen neighborhood, where he co-founded the |
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| 1 | | TRP with a seed capital of $30,000 from six Chicago-area | 2 | | parishes in 1990; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Under Raul Raymundo's leadership, the TRP has | 4 | | leveraged its initial funds into more than $800 million in | 5 | | community investments, positively benefiting countless | 6 | | individuals throughout the western suburbs and the city's | 7 | | southwest side through the development of more than 1,000 | 8 | | units of affordable housing in addition to immigration legal | 9 | | clinics, early childhood centers, senior satellite centers, | 10 | | community resource centers, and a charter school serving | 11 | | thousands of families; through his guidance, the nonprofit has | 12 | | become one of the region's most creative and effective social | 13 | | impact organizations today; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Raul Raymundo remains an active civic leader and | 15 | | mentor, co-founding several local and national organizations | 16 | | and serving as a trustee for his alma mater, Carleton College; | 17 | | he has given his time to several organizations and boards, | 18 | | often in leadership positions, including the American Business | 19 | | Immigration Coalition (ABIC), the Illinois Justice Project, | 20 | | Illinois Latino Agenda, the National Association of Latino | 21 | | Community Asset Builders (NALCAB), the St. Anthony Hospital | 22 | | Ministry Board, Start Early, and United Power for Action and | 23 | | Justice; he has also served on the advisory boards of several | 24 | | financial institutions, including BMO, CIBC, Fifth Third Bank, |
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| 1 | | Huntington Bank, and local divisions of Self-Help Federal | 2 | | Credit Union; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Raul Raymundo and his fellow 2024 Lincoln | 4 | | Laureates join more than 350 distinguished Illinois residents | 5 | | of the Order of Lincoln since its inception, and they will be | 6 | | honored at the 60th annual Convocation and Investiture at the | 7 | | Chicago History Museum on April 13, 2024; therefore, be it | 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 9 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 10 | | we congratulate Raul I. Raymundo on being named a 2024 Lincoln | 11 | | Laureate of the Order of Lincoln, and we recognize his service | 12 | | and dedication to the residents of Illinois; and be it further | 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to Raul Raymundo as an expression of our esteem and | 15 | | respect. |
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