Congratulates Ms. Joanne Spata on being a recipient of the Joseph Cardinal Bernardin Humanitarian of the Year Award given by the Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans.
Mourns the death of Robert John "Bobby" Biancalana of Elmwood Park.
Recognizes Sergeant Brian Duffy of Evergreen Park for his military service, including deployment to Afghanistan.
Recognizes the year of 2006 as "The Year of Rosemont" in Illinois.
Recognizes and honors Miss America, Deidre Downs, for her contributions on behalf of children's health and educational well-being and thanks her for her efforts and hard work with Jobs for Illinois Graduates.
Congratulates the St. Vincent Ferrer Parish in River Forest on the occasion of its 75th anniversary.
Congratulates Shriners Hospital for Children in Chicago on the occasion of its 80th anniversary.
Creates the Design-Build Procurement Act. Authorizes the Capital Development Board to award construction contracts using a design-build method that accepts and evaluates proposals from entities that encompasses the designing and building of the project. Establishes criteria and proceedings for the use of the design-build method. Effective immediately.
Amends the Physical Fitness Services Act. Provides that in the event of the relocation of a customer's residence and under specified conditions of his or her relocation, the customer may cancel his or her contract for physical fitness services and shall be liable for only that portion of the charges allocable to the time before reasonable evidence of such relocation is presented to the center, plus a reasonable fee if so provided in the contract, but such fee shall not exceed 50% (instead of 10%) of the unused balance, or $150 (instead of $50), whichever is less. Provides that a contract for "personal training services" is not subject to annual fee limits when purchased by a business entity or a fraternal or charitable organization. Effective immediately.
Mourns the death of Robert Tierney of Chicago.
