Bill Text: IL HR0546 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Commemorates the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Metra Rock Island District Lovana S. "Lou" Jones/Bronzeville Station, named in honor of the late Representative.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2009-07-15 - Resolution Adopted [HR0546 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-HR0546-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives are pleased to commemorate the groundbreaking | ||||||
4 | ceremony for the new Metra Rock Island District Lovana S. "Lou" | ||||||
5 | Jones/Bronzeville Station, named in honor of the late | ||||||
6 | Representative; and
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7 | WHEREAS, The Metra board voted to name the station, located | ||||||
8 | at 35th Street and Federal Street, the "Lovana S. (Lou) | ||||||
9 | Jones/Bronzeville Metra Station" after an aggressive push by | ||||||
10 | United States Representative Bobby Rush; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Representative Rush submitted a formal request to | ||||||
12 | the Metra Board to name the new Metra stop in honor of the late | ||||||
13 | former Assistant House Majority Leader, who served many years | ||||||
14 | in the Illinois General Assembly; and
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15 | WHEREAS, Representative Jones, who spent nearly 20 years in | ||||||
16 | the Illinois Legislature speaking up for abused children and | ||||||
17 | ex-convicts, passed away in May of 2006; and
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18 | WHEREAS, Representative Jones was known to everyone as | ||||||
19 | "Lou" and chaired the House Committee on Public Safety while in | ||||||
20 | office; and
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1 | WHEREAS, In 2004, Metra agreed to support the construction | ||||||
2 | of the station; earlier this year, Representative Rush worked | ||||||
3 | aggressively to pass the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act | ||||||
4 | (ARRA), which provided a significant boost to the Metra station | ||||||
5 | project by injecting $7.5 million in economic stimulus dollars | ||||||
6 | into the construction project; groundbreaking on the new | ||||||
7 | project, which will generate 100 construction jobs, will take | ||||||
8 | place on June 29, 2009; therefore, be it
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9 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
10 | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
11 | commemorate the legacy of our late former colleague and friend | ||||||
12 | Representative Lou Jones and are pleased to see her memory | ||||||
13 | honored in this special way; and be it further
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14 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
15 | presented to the family of the late Representative Lou Jones as | ||||||
16 | a symbol of our respect and esteem.
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