MEMORIAL-PETE B. KASTANES

This bill is a memorial resolution honoring Pete Bill Kastanes, a local historian and founder of the website Vanished Chicagoland. It formally records the Illinois House's sadness over his death on April 25, 2026, and expresses condolences to his family and the community he built through his work preserving Chicago's history. The resolution acknowledges his achievements, such as recording over 500 podcast episodes and receiving the Chicago History Museum's Citizen Historian Award, before directing that a copy of the document be given to his family.