HR0181LRB104 11948 ECR 22041 r HR0181 LRB104 11948 ECR 22041 r HR0181 LRB104 11948 ECR 22041 r 1 HOUSE RESOLUTION 2 WHEREAS, Gun violence continues to devastate communities 3 across the State of Illinois, taking the lives of individuals 4 from all walks of life, leaving families in mourning, and 5 impacting neighborhoods, schools, and local economies; and 6 WHEREAS, In 2024, the State of Illinois and the City of 7 Chicago have seen a tragic loss of lives due to gun violence 8 with the victim's families and communities affected by the 9 ripple effects of these senseless acts of violence, with an 10 estimated 1,400 deaths reported for the State and 505 deaths 11 from gun violence being reported in the Chicago area alone; 12 and 13 WHEREAS, Gun violence disproportionately impacts certain 14 communities, especially those in urban and economically 15 disadvantaged areas, where access to resources and support 16 systems are often limited, leading to repeated cycles of 17 violence and trauma; and 18 WHEREAS, It is essential to honor and remember the lives 19 lost to gun violence, recognizing the humanity and dignity of 20 each individual who was taken too soon; and 21 WHEREAS, It is imperative for the State to commit to HR0181 LRB104 11948 ECR 22041 r HR0181- 2 -LRB104 11948 ECR 22041 r HR0181 - 2 - LRB104 11948 ECR 22041 r HR0181 - 2 - LRB104 11948 ECR 22041 r 1 taking meaningful steps to address the root causes of gun 2 violence, including poverty, lack of access to mental health 3 care, limited opportunities for youth, and systemic inequities 4 that fuel cycles of violence; and 5 WHEREAS, The State of Illinois has taken steps in previous 6 years to fund and implement violence prevention programs, and 7 it is imperative that these efforts continue with a focus on 8 long-term solutions, community-led initiatives, and 9 coordination between local, state, and federal resources; and 10 WHEREAS, Prioritizing funding for violence prevention and 11 reduction efforts in disproportionately impacted areas of the 12 state, where gun violence has been a persistent challenge for 13 years and where additional resources are needed, is essential 14 to building safer, stronger, and more resilient communities; 15 therefore, be it 16 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 17 HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 18 we honor the lives of all individuals who lost their lives to 19 gun violence, including these victims in Chicago in 2024: 20 Bryon Maurice Riley, 38, Frankie Revilla, 25, Armani McMillan, 21 18, Deandre Anthony Simmons, 28, Ja'Cari Jermaine 22 Jordan-Johnson, 16, Jule Gastine Dotson, 48, Trevon Edward 23 Matthews, 24, Julian Q. Lewis, 23, Joshua T. Bobbitt, 24, HR0181 - 2 - LRB104 11948 ECR 22041 r HR0181- 3 -LRB104 11948 ECR 22041 r HR0181 - 3 - LRB104 11948 ECR 22041 r HR0181 - 3 - LRB104 11948 ECR 22041 r 1 Dujuan Heard, 34, Alexis Daniel Hernandez-Padron, 22, Tracy T. 2 Boyd, 51, Darryl Parker, 43, Victor Alezandar Cedillo, 16, 3 Jerrod Austin, 30, Cordarryl Cole, 28, Johntae Antonio Brown, 4 24, Israel Guzman, 38, Marvin Dixon, 59, Devan Johnson, 33, 5 John Viruete, 16, Terrance Taylor, 25, DeJohn Garrett, 17, 6 Donell Tyrell Gause, 23, Israel Maldonado, 14, Regalardo 7 Smith, Franyerson David Morales, 24, Cesar Tinajero-Garcia, 8 33, Brian Mason, 66, Brandon Greenwood, 23, Steven Shelton 9 Bernard, 21, Kenwon Blancarcer, 15, Jon Carlos Blancarcer, 28, 10 Joshua Sanchez, 14, Osmer Angel Ferrer Oria, 32, Hector M. 11 Sajo, 26, Christopher Lashon Knoxs, 25, Laquinton Wright, 33, 12 Daniel Alexander Gonzalez, 18, Ignacio Mendiola, 62, Alexander 13 Nesteruk, 34, Kahnayee Beard, 28, Carlos Morales, 43, 14 Shaquielle D. Denham, 28, Jesus Sanchez, 16, Demitrius 15 Manning, 34, Eulices Wladimir Bolivar-Moreno, 28, Manuel 16 Andrade, 40, Leonardo Martinez, 35, Ricardo Enrique Ortiz, 25, 17 Anthony McClore, 65, Jonathan Joshua Pina, 27, Jianru Zheng, 18 33, Faliang Gao, 32, Peter Josue Sangronis Medina, 30, Ricardo 19 Rodollar-Ayala, 59, Antonio J. Godina, 36, Tyler Parks, 17, 20 Will Strong, 68, Roegaston Lee, 52, Benjamin Cruz, 36, Quentin 21 Bobo, 41, Lamont Johnson, 51, Peter Jennings, 47, Mario D. 22 Chambers, 23, Enrique Martinez, 26, Ray Jay James, 20, Charles 23 Allen, 22, Darius Watson, 21, Eric Boothe, 53, Sergio Jabar 24 Brisbon, 39, Edher Luna, 22, Trevon Breeland, 23, Darreon T. 25 Porter, 26, Angelo Willis, 37, Marlon Scott, 29, Anthony 26 Smith, 15, Anthony S. Johnson, 30, Jayquan Love, 17, Kalis HR0181 - 3 - LRB104 11948 ECR 22041 r HR0181- 4 -LRB104 11948 ECR 22041 r HR0181 - 4 - LRB104 11948 ECR 22041 r HR0181 - 4 - LRB104 11948 ECR 22041 r 1 Davis, 23, Ronald Stewart, 63, Daniel L. Crystal, 26, Jess 2 Kendall, 18, Cesar Brazon Chacon, 17, Derrick Robie, 27, 3 Tarell Hollinside, 23, Adam Montjoy, 36, Chevelle Carter, 32, 4 Randy M Joiner, 45, Robert Watkins, 32, Marquise Smith, 32, 5 Carmelo Alicea, 24, Omarion Clair, 22, Aaron Islas, 16, Thomas 6 Battle, 36, Christian Rodriguez, 30, Terrance Maxwell, 18, 7 Julian James Wilson, 27, Maria Lazaro-Castillo, 41, Zyan Namir 8 Damper, 23, Jasmine King, 29, Deandre Guyton, 38, James 9 Vernard Lofton, 22, Brandon Shenard Williams, 32, Paul 10 Williams, 55, David Swick, 55, Donte Benamon, 25, Timothy 11 Fulton, 26, Kody H. Velazquez-Brand, 21, David Amarri Richard 12 King, 24, Exavier Zurita, 20, Marzelle C. Moore, 35, Lashon 13 Douglas, 14, Kevin Bibbs, 57, Stephanie Lopez-Ramirez, 17, 14 Antoine Smith Jr., 17, Thaddeus Scott, 53, Terhan Morris, 25, 15 Yosber Jesus Ibarra-Sanchez, 25, Luis Flores, Sierra Evans, 16 19, James Young, 36, Chariffe Muhammad, 20, Abdelhadi Jafry, 17 26, Keisha Sullivan, 49, Janiel Santiago-Rojas, 19, Rahiem 18 Douglas, 29, Bryant Blake Wynn, 55, Michael Sanders, 49, 19 Froylan Garcia, 31, Antonio Vergara, 48, Childale Randell 20 Henderson, 29, Jesus Padilla Romero, 16, Roberto Guzman, 42, 21 Tatanisha Jackson, 43, Kari Lee, 29, Marcus Anthony Lee, 54, 22 Tyron Shelton, 23, Tamika Chantell Smith, 37, Daveon Norals, 23 18, Gregory Wells, 47, Johnell Battie, 19, Valentino Rivera, 24 47, Jerrell Jordan, 27, Micheal Parish, 41, Edward Hemphil, 25 36, Lonnie Williams, 57, Crismer Nieves, 25, Devon Beal, 30, 26 Emil Riley Jr., 30, Michael Payton, 38, Jashawn Joseph, 25, HR0181 - 4 - LRB104 11948 ECR 22041 r HR0181- 5 -LRB104 11948 ECR 22041 r HR0181 - 5 - LRB104 11948 ECR 22041 r HR0181 - 5 - LRB104 11948 ECR 22041 r 1 Kendall Tyler, 33, Jamee West, 21, Jason Daniels, 26, Carlos 2 Grays, 39, Terrell Fort, 31, Emmanuel Harvey Jr., 22, Joshua 3 Anderson, 28, Anita Baker, 35, Travis Bailey, 34, Marco 4 Antonio Martinez, 36, Alfredo Gonzalez III, 36, Monique King, 5 58, Rodearl McElroy, 16, Rodney Dixon, 35, Angelica Houston, 6 27, Tyquan Carson, 20 Emauni Ryhane, 24, Corey Deandre Avilez, 7 41, Toron Davis, 37, Jason Fox, 28, Taniya Smith, 20, Joel 8 Cardenas, 32, Eden Adan Chel Sagui, 28, Christion Tucker, 21, 9 George King, 56, Tremont Brewer, 49, Calvin Bruce, 28, Joseph 10 Cook, 29, Orlando Duran, 20, Trevon Turner, 26, Martez Marrow, 11 18, Jonathan Barr, 46, Juan Salgado, 17, Emmanuel Daniels, 32, 12 Jason Harvey Jr., 25, Robert Little, 33, Stephen Carlos, 29, 13 Tyrell Antoinne Walls, 28, Alex Cortez, 16, Shantwann Smith, 14 17, Darryl Hill, 43, Anthony Harris, 53, Santana Riles, 28, 15 Nicholas Hughes, 30, Jaylen Crew, 18, Jaylen Powell, 17, 16 Davidson Francis, 31, Lavelle Anthony Miller, 40, Antoune 17 Griffin, 51, Kaitlyn Michelle Condron, 26, Manuel Pino, 35, 18 Howard Williams, 44, Jeremy Mudd, 38, Alvin Stanton Jr., 34, 19 Joseph Garcia, 39, Carlos Galindo, 17, Miguel Meza, 15, Jaime 20 Navarro, 33, Farro Jamal Becton, 28, Anthony Scott, 33, Rafael 21 Wordlaw, 31, Nicholas Robinson, 20, Carlos Casas, 30, Gary 22 Baber, 40, Cameron Whitlock, 24, Roy Rojas, 40, Santino Rojas, 23 16, Imarri Jones, 31, Fabian Jesus Ruiz-Mora, 26, Devonte 24 Woods, 22, Jaime Baragan, 29, Christopher A. Thomas, 42, 25 Christopher Myles, 32, Octavia Redmond, 48, Clarence Johnson, 26 59, Austin Wayne, 33, Achilles Beasley, 18, Terrell Glass, 19, HR0181 - 5 - LRB104 11948 ECR 22041 r HR0181- 6 -LRB104 11948 ECR 22041 r HR0181 - 6 - LRB104 11948 ECR 22041 r HR0181 - 6 - LRB104 11948 ECR 22041 r 1 Michal Ciskal, 25, Sergio Allen, 33, Ebony Hill, 34, Guillermo 2 Ramos, 33, Donzel Williams, 42, Tyjon Bush, 22, Marcus Ranson, 3 30, Dequantis Dangerfield, 24, Jason Conway, 41, Phillip 4 Mitchell, 15, Edward Eugine Richmond, 26, Donnell Spivey Jr., 5 45, Dexter Johnson, 59, Valentina Garcia, 21, Trumaine 6 Hatchett, 18, Javeion Cross, 19, Evelio Lopez, 35, Guillermo 7 Hernandez, 57, Asyrion Hogan, 18, Melvin Hill, 36, Jose 8 Alejandro Lara Serna, 25, Tyree D. Barnes, 26, Mychal Evans, 9 46, Tyrese Gibson, 25, Aaronayjah Medley, 17, Leontrey Taylor, 10 28, Kendall Richardson, 40, Dominique Sykes, 30, Orlando 11 Fitzpatrick, 31, Demetrius Dorn, 43, Bryson Orr, 8, Dion 12 Butler, 34, Cassandra Sims, 59, Clarence Douglas Patterson II, 13 35, Anthony Holland, 31, Charles Edward Buchanan, 24, Capri 14 Edwards, 24, Nakeeshia Strong, 42, Flavio Tovar, 26, Nate 15 Deangelo Manning, 46, Julian Jackson, 21, Jeremy Thompson, 31, 16 Lamar McKay, 19, Mark Lockhart, 34, Aiesha Singletary, 45, 17 Raymond Baines, 43, Kimoni Gaston, 26, Nikko Whitehead, 35, 18 Vlandie Jones, 40, Nachon J. Murphy, 19, Tina Ryan, 53, Royal 19 Van Darring, 48, Antonio Holmes, 18, Antoine Williams, 38, 20 Enrique Rodriguez Jr., 19, Leztene Maisonet, 19, Ahmarion 21 Tubbs, 20, Rashawn Yervonzia Guess, 20, Marvin White, 16, Juan 22 Rodriguez, 49, Corey Holmes, 44, Deonvelle Keith, 34, Makayla 23 Marie King, 22, Elijah James Dillon Bombin, 23, Valerio 24 Echeverrya, 31, Eijah Dillon-Bombin, 22, Makayla Marie King, 25 23, Benicio Gomez, 16, Terence Green, 50, Zavion Flowers, 19, 26 Joseph Carrillo, 17, Anthony Ayala, 24, Cesar Martinez-Baron, HR0181 - 6 - LRB104 11948 ECR 22041 r HR0181- 7 -LRB104 11948 ECR 22041 r HR0181 - 7 - LRB104 11948 ECR 22041 r HR0181 - 7 - LRB104 11948 ECR 22041 r 1 29, Larry Newman, 73, Zakhyiah Walker, 22, Maurice Hall, 53, 2 Jai'mani Amir Rivera, 7, Terrance Allen, 45, James F. Milton 3 III, 53, Ralph E. McNeal, 39, Carlos Osto-Rojas, 26, James 4 Shaird Smith, 32, Christopher Rocquemore, 35, Darnell Lewis, 5 30, Demarion Raggs, 13, Anthony Broughton, 49, Cyra Magby, 19, 6 Damien Nelson, 44, Alan Garcia, 21, Kenneth Brown, 26, Ladonta 7 Parks, 28, Dennis Green, 36, Trinity M. Boswell, 18, William 8 Youkhana, 31, Jeffery Lamar Harris, 21, Bobby Berry, 39, 9 Milton Coleman, 39, Keyon Kenneth Thomas, 18, Princess Bell, 10 19, Joshua Sharp, 26, Jeton E. Young, 41, Lorenzo Moore, 28, 11 Tommy Marshall, 58,, Adrian Granados, 29, Jordan Hernandez, 12 27, Kelvin Reed, 38, Taiwan McNeal, 22, Melissa Alexis 13 Sandoval, 28, Alexis Quilambaqui, 25, Jacob Logan, 23 Ronald 14 Williams, 43, Deonicio Dorsey, 23, Rodney James, 39, Keenan L. 15 Ramsey, 35, Jacquez Harris, 28, Reign Ware, 5, Victor 16 Rodriguez, 20, Jaime Serrano, 21, Kamarian Jones, 19, Solomon 17 Duncan, 59, Anthony Grayer, 49, Matthew Tennent, 19, Jeremiah 18 Doyle, 17, DeAndre Clark, 39, Cozenn Johnson, 54, Aseante 19 Armstrong, 29, Lorenzo L. Smith, 38, Eric Pike, 35 Brandon C. 20 Penn, 35, Michael Flagg, 39, Shmoney Prince, 23, Khalil 21 Dunbar, 22, Jacquez L. Stevens, 30, Lee Scott III, 39, Zet J. 22 Rodriguez-Lara, 24, Tetorsha Williams, 27, Eric White, 21, 23 Rande Payne, 64, Tyrone McClinton Jr., 36, Dewayne Bolden, 51, 24 Guillermo Caballero, 20, Jannica Evans, 42, Victor Mejia, 27,, 25 Rashad Talley, 28, Raymond L. Zeigler, 49, Malik Washington, 26 24, Everette Cresswell, 54, Ozarius Jones, 29, Dacari Armon HR0181 - 7 - LRB104 11948 ECR 22041 r HR0181- 8 -LRB104 11948 ECR 22041 r HR0181 - 8 - LRB104 11948 ECR 22041 r HR0181 - 8 - LRB104 11948 ECR 22041 r 1 Raine, 15, Giovanni Ortiz, 32, Devin D. Williams, 28, Jeremy 2 L. Ray, 33, Darnell Shanks, 19, Robert Eugene Smith, 59, Luis 3 Huesca, 30, Jamaal Steven Pettigrew, 43, Joseph Ernesto Luis 4 Guia Villarroel, 29, Jamyah Triplett, 20, Edgar Jesus 5 Medina-Rodriguez, 32, Calvin Kidd Jr., 34, Kwiese Hughes, 21, 6 Kentez Peterson, 23, Ariana Molina, 8, Lawrence Clark Jr., 30, 7 Imanni Miliam, 21, Tyrese Peden, 22, Justin Bell, 20, Jesus 8 Arce, 29, Dannel Mitchell, 46, Vincent Lee Barners, 36, 9 Dontius Wilson, 18, James Smith Jr., 33, Clifton Boyd, 55, 10 Fredrick Arnold, 37, Sydney Cassell, 29, Michael Daniels, 18, 11 Tyreese Anderson, 30, Kelly Hayes, 54, Dwayne Cook Jr., 35, 12 Reco Artist Brooks, 64, Julian Jerome Washington, 32, Torian 13 Pryor, 19, Johnveir Winn-Mckeever, 16, Ariana Murphy, 19 Kevin 14 Garrett, 41, Tyrice El Larry, 37, Jawaan Terrell Walker, 35, 15 Frank Guillory III, 29, Michael Jones, 15, Michael Karimu, 23, 16 Trayvon Pierre Holcomb, 21, Ga'Brion Quinones, 20, Dexter 17 Reed, 26, Victor Turner, 24, Tyree Brown, 14, Bernardo Romero, 18 25, Gustavo Suarez, 27, Darrius Collins, 34, Sean Bailey, 45, 19 Marco Antonio Roman Salas, 22, Tyran Williams, 34, Kareem 20 Thomas, 25, Terry Player, 24, Terri Player, 15, Trey Marshall, 21 30, Uruba Lumpkins, 53, Cameron Rollins, 21, Antonyo Rodgers, 22 30, Tywon Washington, 22, Julian Roa, 20, Ely Martinez, 55, 23 Jocqwon Oshay Foster, 26, Delegance Crawl, 36, David 24 Villarreal-Zapata, 31, Jabaris Lamarr Williams, 25, Laderek 25 Jordan, 28, Christian Covarrubias, 25, Damian Dunning, 41, 26 Brandon Alcaraz, 22, Jeremy Smith, 17, Treyvon Short, 17, HR0181 - 8 - LRB104 11948 ECR 22041 r HR0181- 9 -LRB104 11948 ECR 22041 r HR0181 - 9 - LRB104 11948 ECR 22041 r HR0181 - 9 - LRB104 11948 ECR 22041 r 1 Courtney Robinson Jr., 24, Emani Humphrey, 25, Jon Rucker, 47, 2 Simon Brown Sr., 59, Randy Shawn Graham, 36, Ladeverett 3 Westringgold, 20, Amere Deese, 14, Keyonce Gladney, 18, Loyce 4 Wright, 43, Tyrice Tierre Suggs, 18, Jashawn Forest, 20, 5 Amaryon Steel, 20, Curtis Jones, 38, Brandon Reynolds, 40, 6 Damian Gomez, 19, Jordan Jackson, 27, Berry Nelson III, 30, 7 Nelson Diaz, 34, Jermaine Harris, 39, James Barnes, 53, 8 Crisoforo Osorio-Gonzalez, 36, Erick Watkins, 39, Jose 9 Rodarte, 21, Terrance Pearson, 30, Jermaine Sutton, 44, Otis 10 Whiteside, 41, Daveon Gibson, 16, Jeremiah Marques 11 Williams-Frett, 20, Trumayne Sanders, 40, Jing Quan Lei, 53, 12 Tyerah Wallace, 48, Robert Turner, 45, Maria Woodard, 40, 13 Darius Parnell, 28, David Villarreal-Zapata, Deshunte 14 Henderson, 31, Jabaris, Lamarr Williams, 25, Robert Boston, 15 16, Laderek Jordan, 28, Monterio Williams, 17, Christian 16 Covarrubias, Maurice Clay, 18, Damian Dunning, 41, Hal Tanner, 17 28, Brandon Alcaraz, 22, Pedro Che Choc, 29, Jeremy Smith, 17, 18 China Mitchell, 33, Pedro Lopez, 51, William Ivan Gonzalez, 19 27, Treyvon Short, 17, Tyron Ladell Rush, 38, Courtney 20 Robinson Jr., 24, Candido Salinas, 28, Emani Humphrey, 25, 21 Adrian Molina, 18, Jeremy Rodgers, 42, Shannon Sago, 29, Jon 22 Rucker, 47, Shadi Mohammads Uleimen Almomani, 43, Simon Brown 23 Sr., 59, Donald Williams, 49, Randy Shawn Graham, 36, Terry 24 Smith, 57, Ladeverett Westringgold, 20, Bernard Young, 61, 25 Amere Deese, 14, Anita Whittington, 50, Keyonce Gladney, 18, 26 Leon Pate, 53, and Loyce Wright, 43, and we stand in solidarity HR0181 - 9 - LRB104 11948 ECR 22041 r HR0181- 10 -LRB104 11948 ECR 22041 r HR0181 - 10 - LRB104 11948 ECR 22041 r HR0181 - 10 - LRB104 11948 ECR 22041 r 1 with their families, friends, and communities as they grieve 2 their loss, and we recognize the urgent need for continued 3 action to reduce gun violence in our State; and be it further 4 RESOLVED, That we reaffirm our commitment to continue and 5 to expand funding for violence prevention programs across the 6 State with special attention and priority given to communities 7 that have long experienced the devastating effects of gun 8 violence, particularly those that are disproportionately 9 impacted by systemic inequities; and be it further 10 RESOLVED, That we urge local, state, and the federal 11 government to work collaboratively to create safer communities 12 through targeted investments in education, job creation, 13 mental health support, community policing, and other violence 14 reduction strategies while working to address the root causes 15 of violence and inequality in our society; and be it further 16 RESOLVED, That we reaffirm our commitment to the ongoing 17 fight to end gun violence in all forms and to ensure that 18 future generations grow up in a state where they are safe, 19 supported, and given every opportunity to thrive; and be it 20 further 21 RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be 22 delivered to Chicago Superintendent of Police Larry B. HR0181 - 10 - LRB104 11948 ECR 22041 r HR0181- 11 -LRB104 11948 ECR 22041 r HR0181 - 11 - LRB104 11948 ECR 22041 r HR0181 - 11 - LRB104 11948 ECR 22041 r 1 Snelling, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, Governor JB Pritzker, 2 and Lt. Governor Juliana Stratton. HR0181 - 11 - LRB104 11948 ECR 22041 r