Illinois HR 323: CONGRATS - KEN PETTIJOHN

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HR0323LRB104 13549 LAW 26042 r

1HOUSE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 

3Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of former 

4State Representative Cynthia "Cindy" Soto, who passed away on 

5March 19, 2025; and

6 WHEREAS, Rep. Soto was born to Lydia Niera and Ignacio 

7Sanchez in San Antonio, Texas on July 8, 1962; she moved to 

8Chicago, Illinois at the age of five; and

9 WHEREAS, Rep. Soto, while working as a supervisor in the 

10Child Support Division of the Cook County State's Attorney's 

11Office, learned that she needed to address the issues facing 

12her community as an elected official; and

13 WHEREAS, Rep. Soto, as a founding member and co-chair of 

14the Latino Caucus and the first Latina to represent the 

15Northwest Side of Chicago, celebrated the vibrant Latino 

16communities of the State and helped pass the TVDL, TRUST and 

17DREAM Acts, ensuring more immigrants can live freely in the 

18State they love and more children can go to college; and

19 WHEREAS, Rep. Soto often expressed that two of her 

20proudest legislative achievements were passing the Living Wage 

21Act to raise the State minimum wage and expanding access to 

HR0323- 2 -LRB104 13549 LAW 26042 r

1transplant and dialysis services to undocumented Illinoisans 

2struggling with life-threatening kidney problems; and

3 WHEREAS, Rep. Soto's efforts to reshape the Near Northwest 

4Side were accomplished on and off the House floor; using her 

5position as a board member of the Near Northwest Civic 

6Committee, she championed community-based solutions to 

7enfranchise more of her neighbors; and

8 WHEREAS, Rep. Soto and her work shaped the course of 

9policy discussions statewide, continually moving I