Mourns the death of Anthony E. "Tony" Gordon of Grayslake.
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Congratulates Megan Cassidy of Grayslake on attaining the Girl Scout Gold Award.
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Increases the amount of the credit for wages paid by the taxpayer to a qualified veteran to 20%, but in no event to exceed $5,000, of the gross wages paid by the taxpayer to a qualified veteran if the veteran (A) was hired by the taxpayer on or after January 1, 2012 and (B) was unemployed at the time he or she was hired by the taxpayer. Exempts the credit from the Act's automatic sunset provisions. Effective immediately.
Congratulates Hannah Becker of Grayslake on the occasion of her 100th birthday.
Proposes to amend the Executive Article of the Illinois Constitution. Eliminates the Offices of the Comptroller and Treasurer. Provides instead for a single Comptroller of the Treasury. Provides that the Comptroller of the Treasury shall (i) maintain the State's central fiscal accounts and order payments into and out of the funds held by him or her, (ii) be responsible for the safekeeping and investment of monies and securities deposited with him or her, and for their disbursement upon his or her order, and (iii) have the duties and powers that may be prescribed by law. No Comptroller or Treasurer shall be elected in 2014 and thereafter. Effective otherwise upon conclusion of the terms of the Comptroller and the Treasurer elected in 2010.
Congratulates Mike Pruitt, co-owner of the Vine Restaurant in Grayslake, on being named one of the 10 outstanding young people of the year by the Illinois Junior Chamber of Commerce.
Congratulates the citizens of the Village of Round Lake Beach on the occasion of the village's 75th anniversary.
Mourns the death of William Henry Schroeder of Long Lake.
Congratulates Joseph John Jacks on the occasion of attaining the coveted rank of Eagle Scout.
Mourns the death of retired United States Army Colonel Charles J. Lucas of Grayslake.