HR0628 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are pleased to congratulate Senate Apartments on the occasion of its 30th anniversary on November 18, 2011; and

WHEREAS, Senate Apartments is managed by the Elderly Housing Development and Operations Corporation (EHDOC); the complex is a 240-unit, low-income, senior housing facility located on the northwest side of Chicago in an area called North Park Village; and

WHEREAS, Senate Apartments is the result of the combined efforts of the Chicago Metropolitan Area Senior Citizens (CMASCS), under the tireless direction of Mr. Jerry Prete, the National Council of Senior Citizens (NCSC), and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD); and

WHEREAS, Senate Apartments was originally planned for the site of St. Xavier University on the southwest side of Chicago; and

WHEREAS, Senate Apartments opened in the spring of 1981 at the North Park Village site, with the sole intent of working with and caring for the senior citizens who reside there; and

WHEREAS, Senate Apartments provides quality, affordable senior housing with amenities, where residents enjoy peace of mind, comfort, and security; and

WHEREAS, Senate Apartments has professional, specially-trained on-site management that is committed to ensuring that apartments, common areas, and grounds are well-maintained; Senate Apartments, encourages residents to "age in place" and to live independently with dignity and self-determination in a community with their peers; and

WHEREAS, Senate Apartments, has outstanding service coordinators that identify and partner with resources in the surrounding community to provide needed services; and

WHEREAS, Senate Apartments is considered to be one of the nicest senior citizen apartment buildings in the nation; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Senate Apartments on the occasion of its 30th anniversary and wish its residents and employees continued success and happiness in the future; and be it further

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