Congratulates the members of the Hinsdale Central High School Girls' Golf Team on the occasion of their victory at the IHSA Class AA State Tournament.
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Congratulates Oak School in Community Consolidated School District 181 on receiving the 2014 National Blue Ribbon Schools Award from the United States Department of Education for academic excellence.
Congratulates Fred Hohnke on his 25 years with the Woodridge Park District Board of Commissioners.
Congratulates Frank Thomas on his induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Congratulates the administration and staff of the Citizen Advocacy Center in Elmhurst on the occasion of the organization's 20th anniversary.
Mourns the death of Russell J. Horn of Willowbrook.
Congratulates the members of the DuPage Railroad Safety Council on the occasion of the organization's 20th anniversary of railroad safety advocacy.
Amends the Department of Central Management Services Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires each State agency to provide the Department of Central Management Services with contact information for the State agency, including at least one central telephone number and a link to the agency's website, for inclusion on the ITAP.
Amends the Wildlife Code. Adds the Gray wolf, American black bear, and Cougar to the list of protected species under the Act.
Creates the Long Term Care Rebalancing Note Act. Provides that every bill, except those bills making a direct appropriation, the purpose or effect of which is (i) to expend any State funds for long term care services or (ii) to expend any State funds for community or home-based alternatives to long term care services, shall have prepared for it prior to second reading in the house of introduction a brief explanatory statement or note which shall include a reliable estimate of the anticipated change in State funding or revenues under its provisions. Provides that for purposes of the Act, revenues include, but are not limited to, changes to revenue received from Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP). Contains provisions concerning preparation of the note; confidentiality requirements; and other matters. Effective immediately.