Bill Text: IL HR0748 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Congratulates Raul I. Raymundo on being named a 2024 Lincoln Laureate of the Order of Lincoln. Recognizes his service and dedication to the residents of Illinois.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2024-05-06 - Resolution Adopted [HR0748 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-HR0748-Introduced.html

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HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
Representatives wish to congratulate Raul I. Raymundo on the
occasion of being named a 2024 Lincoln Laureate of the Order of
Lincoln; and
WHEREAS, Established in 1964, the Order of Lincoln is the
State's highest civilian honor for professional achievement
and public service, honoring Illinois residents whose work
uplifts every community in the State; and
WHEREAS, Raul I. Raymundo, an immigrant born in Mexico and
raised in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago, has long
understood the challenges and strengths of working-class and
immigrant families; through his financial acumen and
leadership, he has been instrumental in revitalizing the
Pilsen neighborhood through his work as CEO and co-founder of
The Resurrection Project (TRP), a nonprofit organization that
has aimed to build wealth in the neighborhood through
connecting residents with low-interest loans and building
affordable housing units since its inception in 1990; and
WHEREAS, Raul Raymundo earned his Bachelor of Arts from
Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota in 1988 before
returning to the Pilsen neighborhood, where he co-founded the

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TRP with a seed capital of $30,000 from six Chicago-area
parishes in 1990; and
WHEREAS, Under Raul Raymundo's leadership, the TRP has
leveraged its initial funds into more than $800 million in
community investments, positively benefiting countless
individuals throughout the western suburbs and the city's
southwest side through the development of more than 1,000
units of affordable housing in addition to immigration legal
clinics, early childhood centers, senior satellite centers,
community resource centers, and a charter school serving
thousands of families; through his guidance, the nonprofit has
become one of the region's most creative and effective social
impact organizations today; and
WHEREAS, Raul Raymundo remains an active civic leader and
mentor, co-founding several local and national organizations
and serving as a trustee for his alma mater, Carleton College;
he has given his time to several organizations and boards,
often in leadership positions, including the American Business
Immigration Coalition (ABIC), the Illinois Justice Project,
Illinois Latino Agenda, the National Association of Latino
Community Asset Builders (NALCAB), the St. Anthony Hospital
Ministry Board, Start Early, and United Power for Action and
Justice; he has also served on the advisory boards of several
financial institutions, including BMO, CIBC, Fifth Third Bank,

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Huntington Bank, and local divisions of Self-Help Federal
Credit Union; and
WHEREAS, Raul Raymundo and his fellow 2024 Lincoln
Laureates join more than 350 distinguished Illinois residents
of the Order of Lincoln since its inception, and they will be
honored at the 60th annual Convocation and Investiture at the
Chicago History Museum on April 13, 2024; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
we congratulate Raul I. Raymundo on being named a 2024 Lincoln
Laureate of the Order of Lincoln, and we recognize his service
and dedication to the residents of Illinois; and be it further