RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The Veterans Legal Support Center and Clinic of John Marshall Law School has been selected for grants bestowed by the McCormick Foundation and the Legal Services Corporation; and
WHEREAS, The Chicago City Council has been informed of this event by Alderman Edward M. Burke; and
WHEREAS, The grants were awarded to support of The Veterans Access to Justice Program which is a joint venture of the Veterans Legal Support Center and Clinic of .John Marshall Law School and Southern Illinois University's School of Law; and
WHEREAS, The State of Illinois is home to an estimated 721,575 veterans who have served their country to ensure the freedoms that all of us enjoy across our nation; and
WHEREAS, The mission of the program is to launch a statewide effort to provide a wide range of services, including assisting veterans in Northeastern Illinois with counseling on veterans' issues and pro-bono legal assistance for veterans appealing improper denials that have been issued by the Veterans Administration; and
WHEREAS, The hard work and dedication of the leadership of The Veterans Legal Support Center and Clinic of John Marshall Law School serve as an example to all; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED, That we, the Mayor and the members of the Chicago City Council, assembled this tenth day of February, 2016, do hereby congratulate the Veterans Legal Support Center and Clinic of John Marshall Law School on being named a recipient of grants presented by the McCormick Foundation and the Legal Services Corporation and do hereby express our best wishes for its future success; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to John E. Corker/, Dean of\the John Marshall Law School.
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