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Latest Action: 05/31/2007 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee Bill Text
CHICAGO PARK DIST BONDS
Amends the Chicago Park District Act. Provides that the Chicago Park District is authorized to issue (now, issue before January 1, 2004) bonds in the amount of $128,000,000 for museums, aquariums, and art museums under the control of the Chicago Park district. Effective immediately.
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1
Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Chicago Park District Act. Provides that, on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act, the Chicago Park District may issue bonds without a referendum only for the purpose of refunding or refinancing its existing obligations. Effective immediately.
Latest Action: 05/15/2008 - Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 22, 2008; Substantive House Bills Out of Committee Bill Text
LOCGOV-AQUARIUMS & MUSEUMS
Amends the Park District Aquarium and Museum Act. Provides that a resolution to levy and collect a tax for the maintenance of aquariums and museums in excess of 0.03 percent but not to exceed 0.15 percent (now, 0.07 percent) of the value of taxable property in the district must be published. Effective immediately.
Latest Action: 10/17/2007 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0643 Bill TextTAX RATE-FOREST PRESERVE ZOO Amends the Forest Preserve Zoological Parks Act. Provides that, in a forest preserve district located in a county with a population in excess of 140,000 but less than 200,000 and contiguous to the Mississippi River, the rate of an annual tax for certain purposes concerning the construction, maintenance, and security of a zoological park shall not exceed 0.06% (now .01%). Requires referendum approval by the electors of the District to authorize the tax increase above 0.01%. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adds reference to: 70 ILCS 1290/2from Ch. 105, par. 327 Amends the Park District Aquarium and Museum Act. Authorizes the board of park commissioners of a park district of a population less [...] show full description
Latest Action: 03/23/2007 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee Bill Text
HPA-SKELETAL REMAINS RELEASE
Amends the Human Skeletal Remains Protection Act to authorize the Historic Preservation Agency and Illinois State Museum to release human skeletal remains and artifacts to a unit of local government for reburial under specified conditions. Requires the unit of local government to pay for transportation and reinterment.
Latest Action: 08/23/2007 - Effective Date August 23, 2007 Bill Text
VEH CD-FIRE FIGHTERS PLATE FEE
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code provision concerning Illinois Fire Fighters license plates. Provides that the moneys in the Illinois Fire Fighters' Memorial Fund that are used for scholarships may be used for graduate scholarships, undergraduate scholarships, or both, for spouses (as well as for children) of fire fighters killed in the line of duty. Provides that up to 10% of the annual proceeds of the Fund may be used for exhibits for and the maintenance of the Illinois Fire Fighter Museum. Effective immediately.
Latest Action: 08/16/2007 - Effective Date August 16, 2007 Bill Text
HORSE RACING-MONEY TO MUSEUM
Amends the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975. Provides that the Children's Discovery Museum in Normal, Illinois shall receive payments from the General Revenue Fund at the funding level determined by the amounts paid to the Miller Park Zoo in Bloomington, Illinois in calendar year 2006. Effective immediately.
Latest Action: 03/23/2007 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee Bill Text
CHICAGO PARK DIST BONDS
Amends the Chicago Park District Act. Provides that the Chicago Park District is authorized to issue (now, issue before January 1, 2004) bonds in the amount of $128,000,000 for museums, aquariums, and art museums under the control of the Chicago Park district. Effective immediately.
Latest Action: 03/06/2007 - Assigned to Appropriations-General Services Committee Bill Text
$DCEO-MUSEUM BROADCAST COMM
Appropriates $6,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for a grant to the Museum of Broadcast Communications for construction expenses. Effective July 1, 2007.
Latest Action: 03/13/2007 - Placed on Calendar Agreed Resolutions Bill Text
CONGRATS-ELMHURST MUSEUM
Congratulates the City of Elmhurst on the 50th anniversary of the Elmhurst Historical Museum.
Latest Action: 03/20/2007 - Placed on Calendar Agreed Resolutions Bill Text
CONGRATS-MUSEUM MEXICAN
Recognizes the Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum in Chicago as it changes its name to the National Museum of Mexican Art.
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Latest Action: 05/06/2008 - Placed on Calendar Agreed Resolutions Bill Text
CONGRATS-PETER ENGLAND
Congratulates Peter England, Chief Executive Officer of the Chicago Children's Museum, on his retirement.
Latest Action: 04/17/2008 - Placed on Calendar Agreed Resolutions Bill Text
CONGRATS-CARLOS TORTOLERO
Congratulates Carlos Tortolero, President of the National Museum of Mexican Art in Chicago, on being recognized by the Illinois Humanities Council.
Latest Action: 07/01/2008 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee Bill Text
$SUPP-DNR
Amends "An Act making appropriations", Public Act 95-348. Restores a vetoed appropriation to the Department of Natural Resources for contributions to park districts and other entities as provided in the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975 and the Park District Aquarium and Museum Act. Effective immediately.
House Amendment No. 1
Makes a technical correction.
Latest Action: 02/13/2008 - Placed on Calendar Agreed Resolutions Bill Text
CONGRATS-THEODORE SCHWARTZ
Congratulates Theodore G. Schwartz, Founder and Chairman of APAC Customer Services, Inc., on being honored for his achievements by the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center.
Latest Action: 02/13/2008 - Placed on Calendar Agreed Resolutions Bill Text
CONGRATS-JOHN ROWE
Congratulates John W. Rowe, Chairman, President, and CEO of Exelon Corporation, on being honored for his achievements by the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center.
Latest Action: 05/15/2008 - Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 22, 2008; Substantive House Bills Out of Committee Bill Text
$DNR-PUB MUSEUM GRANTS
Appropriates $12,000,000 from the Capital Development Bond Fund to the Department of Natural Resources for grants under the Public Museum Capital Grant Program. Effective July 1, 2008.
House Amendment No. 1
Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Appropriates $12,000,000 from the Capital Development Fund to the Department of Natural Resources for a grant to the Peoria Riverfront Museum for capital expenses. Effective July 1, 2008.
Latest Action: 10/02/2007 - Placed on Calendar Agreed Resolutions Bill Text
ELMHURST ART MUSEUM 10TH ANNIV
Congratulates the staff of the Elmhurst Art Museum on the occasion of the museum's 10th anniversary in its award-winning building.
Latest Action: 08/10/2007 - Placed on Calendar Agreed Resolutions Bill Text
CONGRATS-DR BURROUGHS
Congratulates Dr. Margaret T. Burroughs, Chicago Park District Commissioner and founder and President Emeritus of the DuSable Museum of African-American History in Chicago, on being honored by the Historymaker and Preservation Committee for Celebrating African-American People.
Latest Action: 03/20/2007 - Placed on Calendar Agreed Resolutions Bill Text
CONGRATS-MUSEUM MEXICAN
Recognizes the Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum in Chicago as it changes its name to the National Museum of Mexican Art.
Latest Action: 03/13/2007 - Placed on Calendar Agreed Resolutions Bill Text
CONGRATS-ELMHURST MUSEUM
Congratulates the City of Elmhurst on the 50th anniversary of the Elmhurst Historical Museum.
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