IL HR0048

Declares February 4 through February 11, 2023 as Court Reporting and Captioning Week in Illinois.

Recognizes the Illinois Court Reporters Association (ILCRA) for 50 years of providing training to Certified Shorthand Reporters on professionalism, neutrality, confidentiality, and ethics.

Acknowledges court reporters as "Guardians of the Record" who protect litigants' personal, private, confidential, and proprietary information.

Highlights the role of court reporters and real-time captioners in providing Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) services for deaf, hard-of-hearing, and individuals with auditory processing disabilities.

Notes that Illinois court reporters create verbatim records of legal proceedings, depositions, trials, and arbitrations that form the foundation for justice and preserve historical records.