JA HesoCution
Adoptedhy The City CounciC
ofthe City of Chicago, iCCinois
WHEKEAS, We- inth^s city of immigrants, this city of neigbb>orhoods, this most A merican of all cities ewe* parViCAAlarly cognisant of the/ "A merican Vream/'; and
WH EKEAS, Of the/ myriad/ available/ career paths toward/ fulfUlment of that dream/, there/are-but a/few through/which/faithfubexexzut^ responsibilities offers asyararxce/ that those/ who- choose- other paths will in foot have/ a- legitimate- opportunity to achieve- their portion of the- Vream/; and
WHEKEAS, Though/yeemivxgly fixed/and the complex/social
fabricofour great metropolis could/ be- easily torn- asunder were- it not for the- guardians of the- pulyUc welfare-, indeed/, the/guardiansof¦the/ "AmericanVream/"; and/
WHEKEAS, Vedication to the- fulfillment of the- motto of the- Chicago-Police/ Vepartment- "We- Serve- and- Protect' - exacts a- substartial physical and emotional toll not only on/the-officerswhomustcloily cope- with the- stress and- (danger of being- life-'s arbiters for countless citizens, but also-on the-family members wholiA/e/WiXh/the-very real knowledge- that their husband/fir father may never return/from/ any give-workday; and- ~
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WHEKEAS, Through-professicnvalism- and- sacrifice-, the- memlye*''ypf th&~ Chicago- Police- Vepartment have- provided us with one- of the- safest cities inai the- LL nited States of A merica, allowing-eachof us to pur sue-our own/Vehsicyyy^,
of the- "A merican Vream/' in safety and confidence-; and El
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WHEKEAS, The- words of Sir Winston Churchill, "never have- so many S
owed so much/to sofew" were- never more-apropos; and
WHEKEAS, Sergeant Prentiss Jackson, Star Number 1836, devoted twenty -four years of him/ life- in service- to tlxe- people- of Chicago- and- in dcHng- haspersonally ensured that the-City of Chicago- is the- safe/, healthy, vibrant comA/yiunity it is today; now, therefore/,
BE IT KESOLVEV, That the Mayor and/ memlyers ofthe City Council/of the City o...
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