Urges every public and private university and community college in this State to extend their application deadlines for students currently enrolled at Lincoln College who are unable to continue their education at their institution due to circumstances beyond their control. Urges every public and private university and community college in this State to honor the credits earned by students from Lincoln College and have those credits be transferred accordingly. Urges Lincoln College to waive transcript fees from students currently enrolled. Urges all Illinois public and private universities and community colleges to attend Lincoln College's student transfer fair on April 14 to assist its students in finding another college to attend. Urges all Illinois public and private universities and community colleges to waive the application fees for students of Lincoln College. Urges all Illinois public and private universities and community colleges to attempt to match or exceed the financial award letters, including scholarships, of Lincoln College students. Encourages the Illinois Department of Employment Security and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to work with the displaced Lincoln College employees to ease their financial hardships and support their attempts to find new employment. Resolves to continue striving to provide better protections for Illinois' higher education students in the unfortunate event of a closure of an institution of higher learning in the State and to help provide a smooth transition for students and a path to continue pursue higher education in Illinois.
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Mourns the death of former State Representative Jim Reilly.
Congratulates Elizabeth "Liz" Laird, Executive Assistant to the House Republican Chief of Staff, upon her retirement.
Expresses support for the Clean Tech Economy Coalition's application to the BBB Regional Challenge and the intent to support the project with funding in the State budget.
Mourns the passing of Richard Duchossois. Commends his service to the nation, State, and the sport of horse racing.
Recognizes the Illinois State Police on its 100th anniversary. Commends the Illinois State Police for the high standards it has always maintained through numerous administrations and departments and for ISP's preeminence in law enforcement in the nation and the forward-looking objectives it has for the future. Thanks the officers and staff of the Illinois State Police for their service. Further wishes the ISP continued success.
Recognizes Ray Drake on his retirement as vice president of UPS State Government Affairs and commends him for his 46 years of service to UPS.
Recognizes Lou Mallers as Darien's 2022 Citizen of the Year.
Congratulates the Fenwick High School football team, the Friars, on winning the 2021 Illinois High School Association Class 5A Championship. Further wishes them many more successful seasons.
Congratulates the Western Springs 11U All-Stars baseball team on winning the Illinois Little League State Championship. Further wishes them continued success in their future endeavors.