Full Text of HR1008 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Hyatt Magazine on the | 4 | | occasion of its 10th anniversary; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Hyatt Magazine is a free social and cultural | 6 | | magazine published monthly, featuring events, entertainment, | 7 | | lifestyle, business data, leisure, and lore; it is available | 8 | | by print, online, and through most social media outlets; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Hyatt Magazine was founded by Dr. Mazen Barakat, | 10 | | M.D., MHA, in May 2012, with the vision to build a world class | 11 | | and reputable media institution in the United States to | 12 | | connect Middle Eastern communities together, strengthening | 13 | | their social, cultural, and economical aspects, while building | 14 | | social, cultural, and economical bridges with other | 15 | | communities; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Hyatt Magazine released its first publication in | 17 | | June 2012, initially being distributed to Chicagoland areas | 18 | | and surrounding suburbs before expanding to cover northwest | 19 | | Indiana in 2015 and then the Milwaukee area of southeast | 20 | | Wisconsin in 2016; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Hyatt Magazine, striving to fulfill its vision |
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| 1 | | statement, began communicating and building bridges with other | 2 | | communities and ethnicities in 2017; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Hyatt Magazine hosted seven successful and | 4 | | productive seminars on women's empowerment and leadership in | 5 | | 2019; the publication initiated a movement to support women's | 6 | | education and job placement through preparing to continue | 7 | | hosting seminars in 2020, but the project was halted when the | 8 | | nation was struck by the COVID-19 pandemic; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Hyatt Magazine launched the English version of | 10 | | its podcast division in 2021 and prepared to introduce an | 11 | | Arabic version; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Hyatt Magazine endorsed and supported its Public | 13 | | Relations Director Tasneem Abuzir as she successfully ran for | 14 | | a trustee position in the Palos Township in 2021, becoming the | 15 | | first Middle-Eastern person to hold an elected office in | 16 | | Chicagoland; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Hyatt Magazine celebrated its 10-year anniversary | 18 | | in October 2022; therefore, be it
| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 20 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 21 | | we congratulate Hyatt Magazine on the occasion of its 10th |
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| 1 | | anniversary, and we wish the publication continued success; | 2 | | and be it further
| 3 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 4 | | presented to Hyatt Magazine as an expression of our esteem and | 5 | | respect.
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