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IL HR0252
Resolution
Status
4/29/2015
Primary Sponsor
Kenneth Dunkin
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AI Summary
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Invites the National Football League to continue holding the annual NFL Draft in the Chicago area
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Highlights Chicago's significance to NFL history, including the 1925 signing of University of Illinois star "Red" Grange by the Chicago Bears and the legacy of Bears founder George Halas
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Notes that the 2015 NFL Draft will be held at the Auditorium Theater of Roosevelt University in Chicago, the first time since 1964 when it was held at the Sheraton Chicago Hotel
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References that 29 of the Fortune 500 companies are headquartered in the greater Chicago area and partner with the NFL and its teams
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Directs that copies of the resolution be sent to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, Chicago Bears Chairman George McCaskey, and the other 31 NFL teams
Legislative Description
NFL DRAFT - CHICAGO
Last Action
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
4/29/2015