Full Text of HR0762 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION | 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Jacqueline "Jackie" | 4 | | Jackson on the occasion of being named the 2024 Illinois Small | 5 | | Business Person of the Year by the U.S. Small Business | 6 | | Administration (SBA) Great Lakes region; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Jackie Jackson received the Illinois Small | 8 | | Business Person of the Year award during National Small | 9 | | Business Week, which took place from April 28 to May 4, 2024, | 10 | | in recognition of 33.5 million small businesses across the | 11 | | U.S. that power the national economy and serve as the backbone | 12 | | of local communities; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, A native of Chicago, Jackie Jackson is a former | 14 | | teacher and property investor turned franchise owner of | 15 | | Kilwins, a Michigan-based chocolatier and ice cream shop, | 16 | | beginning her operations in 2008 with one Kilwins shop in | 17 | | Orland Park and 10 employees; today, she owns five Kilwins | 18 | | shops in the Chicago area and employs more than 75 people; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Jackie Jackson's business journey has not been | 20 | | without its pitfalls, including store break-ins, the COVID-19 | 21 | | pandemic, personal challenges, and operational struggles such | 22 | | as inflation; despite these challenges, she has persevered |
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| 1 | | through adversity, with the SBA noting that she serves as a | 2 | | model of resilience, innovation, and entrepreneurial spirit; | 3 | | and | 4 | | WHEREAS, Jackie Jackson has bestowed her business acumen | 5 | | on her daughter, Janel Jackson, who has worked at Kilwins | 6 | | since she was 14 years old and became her mother's business | 7 | | partner after graduating from college; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Ever the entrepreneur, Jackie Jackson has | 9 | | expressed plans to expand her Kilwins Hyde Park through | 10 | | opening an outdoor patio space, or "Chocolate Garden", behind | 11 | | the store in July 2024; before that, she plans to open a | 12 | | Fatburger franchise in the Chatham neighborhood of Chicago in | 13 | | June 2024; therefore, be it | 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 15 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 16 | | we congratulate Jacqueline "Jackie" Jackson on being named the | 17 | | 2024 Illinois Small Business Person of the Year by the U.S. | 18 | | Small Business Administration (SBA) Great Lakes region, and we | 19 | | wish her continued success; and be it further | 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 | | presented to Jackie Jackson as an expression of our esteem and | 22 | | respect. |
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