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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are pleased to congratulate the students,
4staff, faculty, and alumni of the City Colleges of Chicago
5(CCC) on the 100th anniversary of the institution; and
 
6    WHEREAS, For 100 years, City Colleges has served as a
7gateway for Chicagoans striving to reach their education and
8career goals; City Colleges was founded as Crane Junior College
9on September 11, 1911 with just 30 students; City Colleges has
10grown to become the largest community college system in
11Illinois and one of the largest in the nation, with 5,800
12faculty and staff serving 120,000 students at 7 campuses and 13
13satellite sites city-wide; and
 
14    WHEREAS, City Colleges has improved the lives of more than
15one million alumni since its inception 100 years ago and
16continues to grow each year; and
 
17    WHEREAS, The City Colleges of Chicago is in the midst of a
18Reinvention, a collaborative effort to review and revise CCC
19programs and practices to drive greater degree attainment, job
20placement, and career advancement; and
 
21    WHEREAS, The City Colleges of Chicago includes 7 colleges:

 

 

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1Richard J. Daley College, Kennedy-King College, Malcolm X
2College, Olive-Harvey College, Harry S Truman College, Harold
3Washington College, and Wilbur Wright College; the system also
4oversees the Washburne Culinary Institute, the French Pastry
5School, 2 restaurants, 5 Child Development Centers, the Center
6for Distance Learning, the Workforce Institute, the public
7broadcast station WYCC-TV Channel 20, and radio station WKKC-FM
889.3FM; therefore, be it
 
9    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
10NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
11we congratulate everyone involved in making the 100th
12anniversary of the City Colleges of Chicago a reality and wish
13them continued success for years to come; and be it further
 
14    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
15presented to a representative of the City Colleges of Chicago
16as a symbol of our respect and esteem.