IL SR0128

Declares August 4, 2025 and August 4, 2026 as Eva Carroll Monroe Day in Illinois to honor her achievements and legacy

Recognizes Eva Carroll Monroe as the founder of the Lincoln Colored Home (LCH) in Springfield in 1898, the first Black orphanage in Illinois and second in the United States

The Lincoln Colored Home operated from 1898 to 1933, originally established to shelter Black children denied access to local orphanages due to racial discrimination, later expanding services to include widows

The LCH building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988 and is the only remaining brick-and-mortar structure from the first two Black orphanages in the United States

Directs that a copy of the resolution be presented to Dr. Gina Lathan, president of Route History Museum, which recently purchased the historic building