Amends the War on Terrorism Compensation Act. Includes recipients of the Afghanistan Campaign Medal and the Iraq Campaign Medal to the list of veterans entitled to receive compensation in the amount of $100 for their military service. Effective immediately.
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Congratulates Father Louis Busemeyer, S.J., of St. Rita of Cascia Church in Aurora, on his 40th year of ministry as a priest.
Congratulates H. Dennis Smith on the occasion of being nominated for the WSPN Non-Profit Executive of the Year award by the Northern Illinois Food Bank.
Congratulates the administration and staff of the Northern Illinois Food Bank (NIFB) on the occasion of being named the 2010 Member Food Bank of the Year by Feeding America.
Amends the Credit Agreements Act. Provides that specified provisions shall not constitute a defense to a claim that arises out of bad faith conduct intended to unjustly benefit a creditor or a third party. Provides that the mere failure by a creditor to enter into a credit agreement with or to provide a written commitment to a debtor, without more, shall not constitute bad faith under specified provisions. Provides for the legislative intent of the General Assembly and that certain provisions apply to pending actions as well as actions commenced on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Effective immediately.
Amends the Public Building Commission Act. Makes a technical change to a Section concerning the short title.
Congratulates and thanks Dennis Schmidt for this many years of dedicated service as Police Chief of the Montgomery Police Department and congratulates him on his new career as manager of Waubonsee Community College's driver safety program.
Urges Congress to include criteria for the certification of federally qualified behavioral health centers in any comprehensive health care reform legislation.
Urges the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs to continue to provide technical and financial services to the Midwest Shelter for Homeless Veterans so that the shelter may continue to provide essential services to homeless veterans of the Unites States military.
Mourns the death of Virginia F. Dolan of Aurora.