Bill Text: IL HR0872 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Congratulates Francis J. "Smitty" Smith on receiving the IMPACT Award from the Economic Alliance of Kankakee County. Recognizes him for his accomplishments throughout his career.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2024-11-12 - Resolution Adopted [HR0872 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-HR0872-Introduced.html

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HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
Representatives wish to congratulate Francis J. "Smitty" Smith
on the occasion of receiving the IMPACT Award from the
Economic Alliance of Kankakee County for his decades of
innovation, investment, and service to the economic growth of
the region; and
WHEREAS, The Economic Alliance of Kankakee County is a
public-private partnership that works to expand the economic
base in Kankakee County by improving the local business
climate, and its IMPACT Award honors the accomplishments of an
individual, business, or organization that has propelled
sustainable growth and progress within the community; and
WHEREAS, Francis Smith is a lifelong resident of the
Village of Manteno; after graduating from St. Patrick's High
School of Kankakee, known today as Bishop McNamara Catholic
School, and from the University of Notre Dame, he returned to
the region to start a business career in insurance, banking,
and development; and
WHEREAS, Francis Smith, the founder and director of
Illinois Diversatech, has served the region and community in
various capacities over the course of many years, including as

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board chairman of holding company Manteno Bancshares, as
chairman of the Manteno Planning Commission since 2005, and as
a member of the Riverside Healthcare Board of Directors since
2006; and
WHEREAS, Francis Smith and his wife of 57 years, Jean, are
the parents of four children, William, Mike, Pam, and Kelly;
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
we congratulate Francis. J. "Smitty" Smith on receiving the
IMPACT Award from the Economic Alliance of Kankakee County,
and we recognize him for his accomplishments throughout his
career; and be it further