Bill Text: IL HR0346 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Charles N. "Charlie" Wheeler III on his retirement and thanks him for his selfless dedication to journalism in the State of Illinois and for inspiring hundreds of student journalists that are now excelling in their field due.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-07 - Resolution Adopted [HR0346 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HR0346-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The conclusion of the spring session of the 101st | ||||||
3 | General Assembly will mark a
significant change to the face of | ||||||
4 | statehouse journalism with the retirement of Charles N.
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5 | "Charlie" Wheeler III as the Director of the Public Affairs | ||||||
6 | Reporting Program (PAR) at the University of
Illinois | ||||||
7 | Springfield (UIS); and
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8 | WHEREAS, Charlie Wheeler's departure caps an amazing 50 | ||||||
9 | years of journalistic excellence that began
with the Chicago | ||||||
10 | Sun-Times and ends with a journey that has guided approximately | ||||||
11 | 700
students through the nationally respected PAR master's | ||||||
12 | degree program at UIS; and
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13 | WHEREAS, As if that legendary longevity was not enough, | ||||||
14 | Charlie Wheeler's career ends with over 110
years of family | ||||||
15 | reporting that began with his grandfather as a correspondent | ||||||
16 | with the Chicago Inter
Ocean and the Chicago Tribune and | ||||||
17 | continued on with his father who worked for the Chicago
Times | ||||||
18 | and the Chicago Sun-Times; and
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19 | WHEREAS, Charlie Wheeler earned degrees in journalism from | ||||||
20 | St. Mary College and the Medill School of
Journalism at | ||||||
21 | Northwestern University; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Prior to his career in journalism, Charlie Wheeler | ||||||
2 | spent three years in Panama with the Peace
Corps; and
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3 | WHEREAS, Charlie Wheeler's PAR students routinely use the | ||||||
4 | words "father" and life changing" to describe
the impact he has | ||||||
5 | had on their lives; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Like those who preceded Charlie Wheeler as PAR | ||||||
7 | director including U.S. Senator Paul Simon and Bill
Miller, | ||||||
8 | perhaps the best testimonial to his accomplishments is the | ||||||
9 | legion of award-winning
reporters, who stretch from coast to | ||||||
10 | coast and staff every type of news gathering operation
from | ||||||
11 | small town weeklies to national cable news programs; and
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12 | WHEREAS, Charlie Wheeler has received many honors and | ||||||
13 | recognitions, including five national Capitolbeat awards
for | ||||||
14 | his Illinois Issues commentaries, the 2013 Journalist of the | ||||||
15 | Year by the Eastern Illinois
University Department of | ||||||
16 | Journalism, and induction into the Lincoln League of | ||||||
17 | Journalists by the
Illinois Associated Press Editors | ||||||
18 | Association; additionally, he served as president of the | ||||||
19 | Illinois Legislative Correspondents Association for 16 years; | ||||||
20 | therefore, be it
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21 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
22 | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
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1 | we congratulate Charles N. "Charlie" Wheeler III on the | ||||||
2 | occasion of his
retirement, thank him for his selfless | ||||||
3 | dedication to journalism in the State of Illinois and
for | ||||||
4 | inspiring hundreds of student journalists that are now | ||||||
5 | excelling in their field due to his teaching,
and wish him well | ||||||
6 | in the years to come; and be it further
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7 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
8 | presented to Charlie Wheeler as a
symbol of our respect and | ||||||
9 | esteem and respect.
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