HR 908

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1		HOUSE RESOLUTION
2		    WHEREAS, On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization
3		officially declared COVID-19 a pandemic after the virus spread
4		to 114 countries; and
5		    WHEREAS, The impact of the pandemic has been felt
6		globally, with over seven million deaths worldwide, including
7		more than 1,220,000 in the United States, 42,000 in Illinois,
8		and 8,000 in the City of Chicago; and
9		    WHEREAS, This unprecedented event touched every citizen
10		and nation on Earth, excluding no one and resulting in shared
11		pain, loss, and challenges; and
12		    WHEREAS, Communities of color and socioeconomically
13		disadvantaged populations were disproportionately impacted by
14		the higher degree of suffering caused by the pandemic; and
15		    WHEREAS, The COVID-19 Memorial Monument Project is a
16		collective effort involving various organizations and
17		volunteers working to build a mission of honor, remembrance,
18		and resilience; and
19		    WHEREAS, This project is led by the COVID-19 Monument
20		Commission under the aegis of the Hektoen Institute of
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1		Medicine in collaboration with the Illinois Medical District
2		(IMD); and
3		    WHEREAS, The Hektoen Institute has been a vital health
4		service and research organization for Chicago, addressing
5		mental health and substance use and serving as a leader in
6		hiring the city's COVID-19 contact tracers; and
7		    WHEREAS, The chosen site for the physical monument is the
8		Illinois Medical District in Chicago, one of the nation's
9		largest urban medical districts, which serves as a hub for
10		premier hospitals and medical research; and
11		    WHEREAS, The Global COVID-19 Monument was designed by
12		Sculpture Professor Casey Schachner, whose winning concept
13		utilizes the dandelion to symbolize both the virus's form and
14		the metaphysical notions of resilience and rebirth; and
15		    WHEREAS, The monument will serve as a permanent virtual
16		and physical platform accessible 24/7, providing a space to
17		memorialize those lost, honor frontline and essential workers,
18		and celebrate the resilience of humanity; and
19		    WHEREAS, The project aims to unveil this major outdoor
20		public sculpture and park in the Fall of 2026 to serve as a
21		site for education and preparation for future pandemics;
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1		therefore, be it
2		    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
3		HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
4		we commend the efforts of the COVID-19 Monument Commission and
5		the Hektoen Institute of Medicine for their work on the Global
6		COVID-19 Monument Project; and be it further
7		    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
8		presented to the COVID-19 Monument Commission as a symbol of
9		our respect and esteem for their dedication to honoring those
10		who served their communities throughout the pandemic and
11		remembering those we lost.