Bill Text: IL HR0775 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Commends Ayla Brookman and London Robbers for their bravery and quick thinking in reporting a fire on April 7, 2024. Thanks them on behalf of the citizens of Salem, the Salem City Council, and the State of Illinois.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2024-05-13 - Resolution Adopted [HR0775 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HR0775-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives wish to commend 11-year-old Ayla Brookman and | ||||||
| 4 | 12-year-old London Robbers for their heroic actions on April | ||||||
| 5 | 7, 2024; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, While returning from the grocery store, Ayla | ||||||
| 7 | Brookman and London Robbers spotted a fire in Steve's Antique | ||||||
| 8 | Store, prompting them to report the blaze by running to the | ||||||
| 9 | fire station located three blocks away from the scene of the | ||||||
| 10 | fire; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Ayla Brookman and London Robbers' swift reporting | ||||||
| 12 | of the fire allowed firefighters to quickly extinguish the | ||||||
| 13 | flames, later determined to be caused by old wiring in the | ||||||
| 14 | elevator of the historic downtown building on the corner of | ||||||
| 15 | East Main and Washington Streets; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Due to the courageous actions of Ayla Brookman | ||||||
| 17 | and London Robbers, thousands of dollars in property damage | ||||||
| 18 | was prevented, and lives were saved by preventing the flames | ||||||
| 19 | from spreading and growing out of control; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, In honor of their actions, Ayla Brookman and | ||||||
| 21 | London Robbers were presented with certificates of | ||||||
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| 1 | appreciation from the Salem Fire Protection District and Salem | ||||||
| 2 | Mayor Nick Farley; therefore, be it
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| 3 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 4 | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 5 | we commend Ayla Brookman and London Robbers for their bravery | ||||||
| 6 | and quick thinking in reporting a fire on April 7, 2024, and we | ||||||
| 7 | thank them on behalf of the citizens of Salem, the Salem City | ||||||
| 8 | Council, and the State of Illinois; and be it further
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