IL SR0429

Mourns the passing of Charles James "Charlie" Kirk, cofounder of Turning Point USA, who died on September 10, 2025

Born October 14, 1993 in Arlington Heights, Illinois; attended Wheeling High School and Harper College before pursuing activism

Co-founded Turning Point USA in 2012 at age 18, building it from a small campus effort into a national conservative advocacy organization with affiliated groups including Turning Point Action and Turning Point Faith

Served as a media figure hosting The Charlie Kirk Show on talk radio, authored books including "Campus Battlefield" (2018), "The MAGA Doctrine" (2020), and "Right Wing Revolution" (2024), and spoke at major political conferences

Directs that a copy of the resolution be presented to his surviving family, including his wife and two children, as an expression of sympathy