Illinois SR 44: CONGRATS-NORTH LAWNDALE EAGLES

Bill Text

• 

 Illinois General Assembly - Full Text of SR0044 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

 Select Language

 × 

 The Illinois General Assembly offers the Google Translate™ service for visitor convenience. In no way should it be considered accurate as to the translation of any content herein.

 Visitors of the Illinois General Assembly website are encouraged to use other translation services available on the internet.

 The English language version is always the official and authoritative version of this website.

 NOTE: To return to the original English language version, select the "Show Original" button on the Google Translate™ menu bar at the top of the window.

 Choose Language 

 English 

 Afrikaans 

 Albanian 

 Arabic 

 Armenian 

 Azerbaijani 

 Basque 

 Bengali 

 Bosnian 

 Catalan 

 Croatian 

 Czech 

 Danish 

 Dutch 

 Esperanto 

 Estonian 

 Filipino 

 Finnish 

 French 

 Galician 

 Georgian 

 German 

 Greek 

 Gujarati 

 Haitian Creole 

 Hausa 

 Hawaiian 

 Hebrew 

 Hindi 

 Hungarian 

 Icelandic 

 Indonesian 

 Interlingua 

 Interlingue 

 Inuktitut 

 Irish 

 Italian 

 Japanese 

 Javanese 

 Kannada 

 Khmer 

 Korean 

 Latin 

 Latvian 

 Lithuanian 

 Luxembourgish 

 Macedonian 

 Malagasy 

 Malayalam 

 Maltese 

 Maori 

 Marathi 

 Myanmar 

 Nepali 

 Norwegian 

 Odia 

 Pashto 

 Punjabi 

 Romanian 

 Russian 

 Samoan 

 Sango 

 Sanskrit 

 Sardinian 

 Sindhi 

 Sinhala 

 Slovak 

 Slovenian 

 Somali 

 Southern Sotho 

 Spanish 

 Sundanese 

 Swahili 

 Swedish 

 Tamil 

 Telugu 

 Thai 

 Tigrinya 

 Tonga 

 Turkish 

 Ukrainian 

 Urdu 

 Vietnamese 

 Welsh 

 Xhosa 

 Yiddish 

 Yoruba 

 Zulu 

 Powered by Translate 

 Close 

 Illinois General Assembly

 Top Navigation Bar

 Translate 

 Learn 

 Select General Assembly 

 Search the 104th General Assembly 

 Enter search terms for legislation, members, committees, or schedules. 

 ILGA.GOV 

• 

• 

 LEGISLATION & LAWS 

• Bills & Resolutions 

• Public Acts 

• Illinois Compiled Statutes 

• Illinois Constitution 

• Search Legislation 

• Glossary 

• Guide 

• 

 Reports & Inquiry 

• Legislative Reports 

• Special Reports 

• FTP Site 

• Legislator Lookup 

• Capitol Complex Phone Numbers 

• 

 Rules & Regulations 

• Illinois Register 

• Administrative Rules 

• 

 Senate 

• 
 Members 

• Schedules 

• Committees 

• 

 Request for Remote Testimony 

• Journals 

• Transcripts 

• Rules 

• Audio/Video 

• FOIA Information 

• Senate Employment Opportunities 

• Media Guidelines 

• 

 House 

• 
 Members 

• Schedules 

• Committees 

• 

 Submit testimony for House Committees 

• Journals 

• Transcripts 

• Rules 

• Audio/Video 

• FOIA Information 

• House Employment Opportunities 

• Log In 

 Mobile Top Bar

 Search the 104th General Assembly 

 Enter keywords to search the Illinois General Assembly website. 

 Full Text of SR0044

• Home 

• Legislation 

• Full Text 

 SR0044 - 104th General Assembly 

• 
 Bill Status 

• 
 Full Text 

• 
 Votes 

• 
 Witness Slips 

 Select Menu 

 Bill Status 
 Full Text 
 Votes 
 Witness Slips 
 Printer Friendly Version 

 Introduced 

 Printer Friendly Version 

 Introduced 

 Open PDF 

SR0044LRB104 08514 ECR 18566 r

1SENATE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to 

3congratulate the North Lawndale Eagles Youth Sports Program on 

4its football program winning the 2024 Illinois American Youth 

5Football (AYF) State Championships in the 8U (8 and under) and 

6the 13U (13 and under) divisions; and

7 WHEREAS, The North Lawndale Eagles Youth Sports Program 

8began as an unincorporated, grassroots, community-based, 

9seasonal football program for at-risk youth aged 5 to 13 more 

10than 30 years ago; the football program was established and 

11continues to serve as an alternative to violence and at-risk 

12behavior, benefiting more than 100 participants each year and 

13never turning away those interested in the program; and

14 WHEREAS, The North Lawndale Eagles Youth Sports Program 

15evolved from its football program into a not-for-profit 

16organization based in Illinois, providing youth sports 

17development programming to high at-risk Chicago Public School 

18(CPS) students residing in gang-infested, crime-ridden and 

19underserved neighborhoods on Chicago's West Side, which 

20includes the communities of North Lawndale, East Garfield, 

21West Humboldt, West Garfield, East Garfield, and Austin; and

22 WHEREAS, The North Lawndale Eagles Youth Sports Program 

SR0044- 2 -LRB104 08514 ECR 18566 r

1serves 20 different CPS schools through the collaborative 

2support of several community-based organizations, and the 

3program operates through the Douglas Park Field House Cultural 

4Center, Collins High School, and Mount Sinai Hospital; and

5 WHEREAS, The North Lawndale Eagles Youth Sports Program 

6additionally provides pick-up and drop-off transportation to 

7youth pare