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HR0510LRB104 15850 MST 29063 r

1HOUSE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 

3Representatives wish to congratulate Ray Long on the occasion 

4of his retirement after dedicating more than 40 years to 

5covering Illinois politics as an investigative journalist; and

6 WHEREAS, Ray Long received his bachelor's degree and 

7master's degree from Sangamon State University, now known as 

8the University of Illinois Springfield; and

9 WHEREAS, Ray Long, a Winchester native, started his career 

10as a reporter for the Peoria Journal Star in 1981, where he 

11began covering Illinois politics, and later worked for the 

12Chicago Sun-Times beginning in 1990 and the Associated Press 

13beginning in 1995, before joining the Chicago Tribune in 1998 

14as its Springfield correspondent; and

15 WHEREAS, Ray Long covered Illinois Speaker of the House 

16Michael J. Madigan's career for decades; in 2022, he published 

17his book, The House That Madigan Built, which chronicles the 

18former house speaker's rise and fall and provides an inside 

19look into Illinois's complex political history; he provided 

20extensive news coverage of Madigan's federal trial, offering 

21insight and analysis throughout the 12 weeks it unfolded; and

HR0510- 2 -LRB104 15850 MST 29063 r

1 WHEREAS, Ray Long covered many significant moments in 

2Illinois history, including the impeachment of Gov. Rod 

3Blagojevich, the beginning of President Barack Obama's run for 

4the presidency, and many budget impasses; he also covered 

5Chicago news for decades, including numerous mayoral 

6administrations and hundreds of city and county hall meetings; 

7and

8 WHEREAS, Ray Long is a founding member of Capitolbeat, a 

9national organizatio