Bill Text: IL SR1486 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Recognizes the band, The Ides of March, and proclaims October 16, 2014 as "The Ides of March Day" in the State of Illinois.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2015-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SR1486 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-SR1486-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to | ||||||
3 | recognize the band The Ides of March as it celebrates its 50th | ||||||
4 | anniversary of performing together; and
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5 | WHEREAS, The group that would become The Ides of March | ||||||
6 | began in Berwyn on October 16, 1964 as "The Shon-Dels"; its | ||||||
7 | first record, "Like It Or Lump It", was released on its own | ||||||
8 | "Epitome" record label in 1965; and
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9 | WHEREAS, In 1966, after changing its name to The Ides of | ||||||
10 | March - a name suggested by bassist Bob Bergland after reading | ||||||
11 | Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar" in high school - the band | ||||||
12 | released "You Wouldn't Listen", its first single on Parrot | ||||||
13 | Records; and
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14 | WHEREAS, In 1970, the Ides of March released the track | ||||||
15 | "Vehicle", which at the time became the fastest selling single | ||||||
16 | in Warner Brothers Records' history; the song reached #2 on the | ||||||
17 | Hot 100 and #6 on the corresponding Cash Box listings; it sold | ||||||
18 | over 1,000,000 copies and was awarded a gold record in November | ||||||
19 | of 1972; the following album, "Vehicle", reached #55 | ||||||
20 | nationally; and
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21 | WHEREAS, From 1973 to 1990, The Ides of March went on an |
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1 | extended hiatus, but the band returned with its original | ||||||
2 | line-up in 1990 and continues to make new music and tour the | ||||||
3 | United States to this day; and
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4 | WHEREAS, The members of The Ides of March are Larry Millas,
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5 | Jim Peterik,
Bob Bergland,
Mike Borch,
Dave Stahlberg,
Scott | ||||||
6 | May,
Tim Bales,
and Steve Eisen; past-members are John Larson,
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7 | Ray Herr,
Conrad Prybe,
Dave Arellano,
Dave Southern,
and Chuck | ||||||
8 | Soumar; therefore, be it
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9 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | ||||||
10 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we recognize the band, | ||||||
11 | The Ides of March, as it celebrates its 50th anniversary of | ||||||
12 | performing together and wish them many more successful years; | ||||||
13 | and be it further
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14 | RESOLVED, That we proclaim October 16, 2014 as "The Ides of | ||||||
15 | March Day" in the State of Illinois; and be it further
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16 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
17 | presented to The Ides of March as a symbol of our esteem and | ||||||
18 | respect.
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