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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened |
| 3 | | to learn of the death of Charles James "Charlie" Kirk, who died |
| 4 | | on September 10, 2025 after being shot while speaking at a |
| 5 | | Turning Point USA event on the campus of Utah Valley |
| 6 | | University; and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, Charlie Kirk, the son of Robert and Kimberly Ann |
| 8 | | Kirk, was born in Arlington Heights on October 14, 1993; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, Charlie Kirk attended Wheeling High School and |
| 10 | | later studied at Harper College before leaving to pursue |
| 11 | | public activism; and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, Charlie Kirk married Erika Lane Frantzve on May |
| 13 | | 8, 2021, and he was the proud father of two children, a |
| 14 | | three-year-old daughter and one-year-old son; and
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| 15 | | WHEREAS, Charlie Kirk co-founded Turning Point USA in 2012 |
| 16 | | at the age of 18, launching the conservative advocacy group as |
| 17 | | a shoestring campus effort and building it into a well-funded |
| 18 | | national organization; and
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| 19 | | WHEREAS, Charlie Kirk later created affiliated groups, |
| 20 | | including Turning Point Action and Turning Point Faith; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Charlie Kirk hosted The Charlie Kirk Show on talk |
| 2 | | radio, appeared regularly on media outlets, and addressed such |
| 3 | | major political conferences as the 2022 Conservative Political |
| 4 | | Action Conference (CPAC) and the 2024 Republican National |
| 5 | | Convention; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, Charlie Kirk authored multiple books and toured |
| 7 | | college campuses across the United States to encourage |
| 8 | | political debate and free exercise of our First Amendment |
| 9 | | rights; and
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| 10 | | WHEREAS, Tragically, Charlie Kirk's life ended at the |
| 11 | | young age of 31 while engaging in a debate of ideas in the |
| 12 | | public square; and
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| 13 | | WHEREAS, Charlie Kirk is survived by his wife, children, |
| 14 | | and parents; therefore, be it
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| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL |
| 16 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 17 | | Charles James "Charlie" Kirk and extend our sincere |
| 18 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved |
| 19 | | him; and be it further
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| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| 1 | | presented to the family of Charlie Kirk as an expression of our |
| 2 | | deepest sympathy. |
