Thanks the USGA for selecting Olympia Fields as the location for the 103rd U.S. Open Golf Championship.
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Congratulates the Ladies of Homewood High School in Flossmoor on placing 9th overall at the IHSA Girls Track Meet on May 24, 2003.
Creates the Ephedra Prohibition Act. Prohibits the sale of any dietary supplement containing any quantity of ephedra or ephedrine alkaloids. Exempts from that prohibition the sale of any product that receives explicit approval by the Secretary of Health and Human Services as safe and effective for its intended use or is lawfully marketed under an over-the-counter monograph issued by the United States Food and Drug Administration. Provides that a person is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor for a first-time violation of the Act and a Class 3 felony for a subsequent violation. Effective immediately.
Congratulates the Illinois Association of Park Districts on the occasion of its 75th anniversary.
Congratulates the Senior Transportation Task Force and the United Jewish Community on the National Call-In Day for Senior Transportation held on February 26, 2003.
Mourns the death of Matteson police officer Eric E. DeWit.