Bill Text: IL HR0555 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates the Stokovich Family on 70 years of providing specialized care for older adults.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-10-28 - Resolution Adopted [HR0555 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HR0555-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives wish to congratulate the Stokovich Family on 70 | ||||||
| 4 | years of providing specialized care for older adults; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, In 1949, Slavko and Dorothy Stokovich originally | ||||||
| 6 | started with an assisted living community in Lake Villa; in | ||||||
| 7 | 1977, they built Libertyville Manor on Peterson Road in | ||||||
| 8 | Libertyville; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Brothers John and Milan Stokovich are committed to | ||||||
| 10 | continuing the family tradition of providing care with respect | ||||||
| 11 | and dignity, started by their late parents and their late | ||||||
| 12 | brother Nick; the same "family caring for family" care | ||||||
| 13 | continues with a dedicated staff, many of whom have been | ||||||
| 14 | providing services for residents and their families for | ||||||
| 15 | decades; the facility provides senior day care, respite stays, | ||||||
| 16 | independent living, assisted living, memory care, and skilled | ||||||
| 17 | care being offered 24 hours per day and 7 days per week; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, The Young At Heart Preschool and Day Care was | ||||||
| 19 | opened in 1989 and continues to offer programming and care for | ||||||
| 20 | six week olds through age six; intergenerational programming | ||||||
| 21 | and activities can be seen regularly in the interaction between | ||||||
| 22 | the children from Young At Heart and the "Grandmas and | ||||||
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| 1 | Grandpas" in the senior units; and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, John and Milan Stokovich also continue the | ||||||
| 3 | tradition of support for the community; they host everything | ||||||
| 4 | from a 16-year-old's family birthday party to meetings, | ||||||
| 5 | programs, and events for the Green Oaks, Libertyville, | ||||||
| 6 | Mundelein, Vernon Hills (GLMV) Chamber of Commerce, religious, | ||||||
| 7 | civic organizations, officiating groups, and businesses, | ||||||
| 8 | offering the beautiful Atrium-Great Room at no charge as well | ||||||
| 9 | as the vast trails on the grounds; fundraising walks and | ||||||
| 10 | educational programs are also conducted on the campus; | ||||||
| 11 | therefore, be it
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| 12 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 13 | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 14 | we congratulate the Stokovich Family on 70 years of providing | ||||||
| 15 | specialized care for older adults, and we wish them many more | ||||||
| 16 | wonderful years; and be it further
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| 17 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 18 | presented to the Stokovich Family as a symbol of our respect | ||||||
| 19 | and esteem.
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