Bill Text: IL HJR0048 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Engrossed
Bill Title: Designates the State of Illinois Building at 555 West Monroe in Chicago as the "Jesse White State of Illinois Building".
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-0)
Status: (Passed) 2024-05-24 - Adopted Both Houses [HJR0048 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HJR0048-Engrossed.html
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| 1 | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 48 | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that the Illinois General | ||||||
| 3 | Assembly recognize the accomplishments and contributions made | ||||||
| 4 | by exceptional officials and citizens of the State of | ||||||
| 5 | Illinois; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, In honor of the lasting legacy former Illinois | ||||||
| 7 | Secretary of State Jesse White made on the citizenry of the | ||||||
| 8 | State, the General Assembly wishes to recognize him with | ||||||
| 9 | naming a public building in his honor; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Jesse White was first elected Secretary of State | ||||||
| 11 | in 1998, becoming the first Black man and 37th individual to | ||||||
| 12 | hold this position in Illinois; during his 24-year tenure, he | ||||||
| 13 | maintained widespread popularity while working to improve | ||||||
| 14 | traffic safety, reducing teen driving deaths by 50%, | ||||||
| 15 | fortifying commercial truck driver standards, strengthening | ||||||
| 16 | DUI laws, and improving customer service through streamlined | ||||||
| 17 | operations and the use of innovative technology; he completed | ||||||
| 18 | his sixth term in January 2023, making him the longest-serving | ||||||
| 19 | Secretary of State in Illinois history; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, Prior to serving as Secretary of State, Jesse | ||||||
| 21 | White served as the Cook County Recorder of Deeds, first being | ||||||
| 22 | elected in 1992 and then reelected in 1996; he previously | ||||||
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| 1 | represented the 8th District in the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 2 | Representatives from 1975 to 1977 and 1979 to 1993; while in | ||||||
| 3 | office, he served on the Committees on Aging, Elementary & | ||||||
| 4 | Secondary Education, and Public Utilities, chaired the | ||||||
| 5 | Committee on Children and Human Services, and worked to fight | ||||||
| 6 | crime, improve education, and protect senior citizens; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Jesse White has made vital contributions of | ||||||
| 8 | service and merit to the State and its citizens, and he is | ||||||
| 9 | highly deserving of the honor to have his achievements noted | ||||||
| 10 | and remembered by current and future generations; therefore, | ||||||
| 11 | be it
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| 12 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 13 | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | ||||||
| 14 | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the State of | ||||||
| 15 | Illinois Building at 115 S. LaSalle Street in Chicago as the | ||||||
| 16 | "Jesse White State of Illinois Building"; and be it further
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