Congratulates Jacob Charles Carlson on becoming an Eagle Scout.
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Mourns the untimely death of Duranthony Evans of Aurora, which occurred on October 31, 2004, when he was killed in a random drive-by shooting.
Honors the SciTech Hands On Museum in Aurora on the occasion of the dedication of the "Dinosaurios Argentinos - Giants of Patagonia" exhibition.
Congratulates the East Aurora High School Navy Junior ROTC drill team on its recent success and wishes them well at the national competition in April.
Urges urge the Department of Revenue to conduct an annual review of the amount of federal income tax collected from Illinois citizens and the amount of federal moneys that the State receives back in comparison to other states and to report this information to the Governor and General Assembly.
Urges the State to pay Medicaid providers on time so that physicians and other providers of health care services do not refuse to see Medicaid patients.
Commends the fifth grade class at Fearn Elementary School in North Aurora for their outstanding ideas and input in the "Create a Bill" contest sponsored by Representative Chapa LaVia and thanks the students for being involved in the legislative process.
Urges the General Assembly to create a disaster preparedness response plan that is funded with State funds designated solely for that purpose.
Requests the Department of Public Heath to conduct a public awareness and education campaign to make Illinois residents aware of the prevalence of food allergies and to provide education as to how to deal with those allergies.
Declares February of 2006 to be Womens' Heart Smart Month in the State of Illinois.