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IL HR0217
Resolution
Status
5/27/2025
Primary Sponsor
Martin McLaughlin
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AI Summary
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Designates Rooms 105 and 109 of the Illinois State Library at 300 South Second Street in Springfield as the "Jim Edgar Reading Room" to house the Illinois Authors' Collection
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Honors Jim Edgar's service as Illinois House Representative (1977-1979), 35th Secretary of State (1981-1991), and 38th Governor of Illinois (1991-1999)
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Recognizes Edgar's contributions to libraries, including establishing ILLINET Online, a statewide network connecting 800 libraries with a catalog of five million items
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Acknowledges Edgar's literacy advocacy, including the Read Illinois program and an adult literacy program that earned him the American Library Trustee Association Literacy Award in 1986
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Credits Edgar with overseeing construction of the new Illinois State Library building, dedicated on June 20, 1990
Legislative Description
FSHD AWARENESS DAY
Last Action
Resolution Adopted
5/27/2025