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1		AMENDMENT TO HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 97
2		AMENDMENT NO. ___. Amend House Joint Resolution 97 by
3		deleting everything after the heading and replacing it with
4		the following:
5		"WHEREAS, On Monday, July 4, 2022, the City of Highland
6		Park and thousands of its residents and neighbors gathered for
7		its annual Fourth of July parade; and
8		WHEREAS, For generations, Highland Park has hosted this
9		parade, one of the largest Fourth of July gatherings in the
10		northern suburbs of Chicago; and
11		WHEREAS, At 10:14 a.m., tragedy struck as an alleged lone
12		gunman opened fire with a semi-automatic rifle at the
13		intersection of 2nd Street and Central Avenue in downtown
14		Highland Park; and

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1		WHEREAS, In less than one minute, the assailant shot 83
2		bullets into the crowd, killing 7 and injuring dozens; and
3		WHEREAS, As residents ran from the gunfire, placed their
4		bodies over their loved ones, and sought safety, first
5		responders who had come to watch the parade put themselves in
6		harm's way; and
7		WHEREAS, Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) members
8		and community volunteers rushed to the scene and bravely
9		worked side by side with fire and police personnel and medical
10		professionals, helping to save lives through their quick
11		action; and
12		WHEREAS, Law enforcement officers from Highland Park and
13		hundreds of others throughout the State of Illinois and at all
14		levels of government worked together to quickly secure
15		downtown Highland Park and later apprehend the suspect; and
16		WHEREAS, Mayor Nancy Rotering admirably and strongly led
17		the grieving Highland Park community in the minutes
18		immediately after the shooting and in the weeks and months
19		following the shooting, as the international community looked
20		to her leadership; and
21		WHEREAS, City Manager Ghida Neukirch selflessly ran to the

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1		scene of the shooting to provide first aid to gunshot victims,
2		going far above and beyond her duties and providing
3		extraordinary care to the Highland Park community in the
4		moments following the shooting; and
5		WHEREAS, Physicians, nurses, and other staff raced to
6		Highland Park Hospital to assist the injured, some coming
7		straight from the parade, doing incredible work under intense
8		and difficult circumstances; and
9		WHEREAS, Hundreds of therapists, counselors, and social
10		workers have supported those experiencing trauma from what
11		they witnessed during and after the shooting; therefore, be it
12		RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
13		HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE
14		SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we mourn the lives lost at the
15		hands of gunfire in the City of Highland Park on July 4, 2022
16		and all those around the State of Illinois who have been lost
17		to gun violence and recognize the surviving families that live
18		with the trauma of their losses; and be it further
19		RESOLVED, That we especially remember the lives of
20		Katherine Goldstein, Irina McCarthy, Kevin McCarthy, Stephen
21		Straus, Jacquelyn Sundheim, Nicholas Toledo-Zaragoza, and
22		Eduardo Uvaldo; and be it further

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1		RESOLVED, That we honor the City of Highland Park and its
2		law enforcement, first responders, and community leaders for
3		their service to the people of Illinois; and be it further
4		RESOLVED, That we urge leaders to continue to do
5		everything in their power to ensure no other community
6		experiences the trauma of gun violence, so that this horrific
7		tragedy shall not be in vain; and be it further
8		RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
9		delivered to the City of Highland Park."