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IL HR1036

Resolution

Official Source

Status

Passed

1/6/2023

Primary Sponsor

LaShawn Ford

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Origin

House of Representatives

102nd General Assembly

AI Summary

  • House Resolution mourning the death of Jon Veal of Chicago, who passed away on December 21, 2022
  • Recognizes Veal as a transdisciplinary artist whose work focused on symbolic gesture and building communal spaces, with exhibitions at multiple Chicago galleries and institutions
  • Notes Veal co-founded alt_Chicago in 2019, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that organized free community markets and Project Stamp, a campaign documenting West Side residents through portraits
  • Documents Veal's numerous honors including 3Arts' Make A Wave grant (2020), Chicago Artist Coalition's Spark grant (2020), and the 2021 Spring Latham Fellow position at IIT Institute of Design
  • Extends sincere condolences to Veal's fiancée Brittney Carolina, mother Karen Veal, father Joseph Veal, and sister Cartier Veal

Legislative Description

MEMORIAL-JON VEAL

Last Action

Resolution Adopted

1/6/2023

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