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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are pleased to congratulate Senate Apartments
4on the occasion of its 30th anniversary on November 18, 2011;
5and
 
6    WHEREAS, Senate Apartments is managed by the Elderly
7Housing Development and Operations Corporation (EHDOC); the
8complex is a 240-unit, low-income, senior housing facility
9located on the northwest side of Chicago in an area called
10North Park Village; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Senate Apartments is the result of the combined
12efforts of the Chicago Metropolitan Area Senior Citizens
13(CMASCS), under the tireless direction of Mr. Jerry Prete, the
14National Council of Senior Citizens (NCSC), and the Department
15of Housing and Urban Development (HUD); and
 
16    WHEREAS, Senate Apartments was originally planned for the
17site of St. Xavier University on the southwest side of Chicago;
18and
 
19    WHEREAS, Senate Apartments opened in the spring of 1981 at
20the North Park Village site, with the sole intent of working
21with and caring for the senior citizens who reside there; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Senate Apartments provides quality, affordable
2senior housing with amenities, where residents enjoy peace of
3mind, comfort, and security; and
 
4    WHEREAS, Senate Apartments has professional,
5specially-trained on-site management that is committed to
6ensuring that apartments, common areas, and grounds are
7well-maintained; Senate Apartments, encourages residents to
8"age in place" and to live independently with dignity and
9self-determination in a community with their peers; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Senate Apartments, has outstanding service
11coordinators that identify and partner with resources in the
12surrounding community to provide needed services; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Senate Apartments is considered to be one of the
14nicest senior citizen apartment buildings in the nation;
15therefore, be it
 
16    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
17NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
18we congratulate Senate Apartments on the occasion of its 30th
19anniversary and wish its residents and employees continued
20success and happiness in the future; and be it further
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
2presented to Senate Apartments as a symbol of our esteem and
3respect.