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| 3 | 3 | | 1 HOUSE RESOLUTION |
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| 4 | 4 | | 2 WHEREAS, Each year, Illinois faces catastrophic events, |
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| 5 | 5 | | 3 such as tornadoes, hail, thunderstorms, and flooding, all of |
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| 6 | 6 | | 4 which carry the potential to cause serious damage or, even |
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| 7 | 7 | | 5 worse, total destruction to private property and homes; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | 6 WHEREAS, Following disasters, stressed and strained |
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| 9 | 9 | | 7 homeowners are vulnerable to predatory practices from |
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| 10 | 10 | | 8 dishonest contractors fraudulently inflating repair or |
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| 11 | 11 | | 9 rebuilding costs; and |
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| 12 | 12 | | 10 WHEREAS, Predatory practices by unscrupulous contractors |
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| 13 | 13 | | 11 taking advantage of these stressful scenarios ultimately |
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| 14 | 14 | | 12 increase costs for consumers by driving up insurance premiums |
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| 15 | 15 | | 13 and forcing insurers to reevaluate risk; and |
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| 16 | 16 | | 14 WHEREAS, It is imperative that an effective public |
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| 17 | 17 | | 15 outreach campaign highlights the various types of contractor |
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| 18 | 18 | | 16 fraud schemes to help educate consumers on how to identify and |
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| 19 | 19 | | 17 avoid such schemes; and |
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| 20 | 20 | | 18 WHEREAS, The National Insurance Crime Bureau encourages |
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| 21 | 21 | | 19 Illinoisans to get at least three written estimates when |
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| 22 | 22 | | 20 hiring a contractor, check contractor credentials, and work |
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| 23 | 23 | | 21 closely with insurers during the entire rebuilding process; |
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| 32 | 32 | | 1 and |
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| 33 | 33 | | 2 WHEREAS, The National Insurance Crime Bureau, in |
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| 34 | 34 | | 3 collaboration with its local and state partners in Illinois, |
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| 35 | 35 | | 4 including law enforcement, first responders, legislators, and |
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| 36 | 36 | | 5 state officials, are committed to educating Illinoisans about |
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| 37 | 37 | | 6 predatory practices by dishonest contractors; therefore, be it |
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| 38 | 38 | | 7 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE |
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| 39 | 39 | | 8 HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
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| 40 | 40 | | 9 we declare May 19-23, 2025 as Contractor Fraud Awareness Week |
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| 41 | 41 | | 10 in the State of Illinois and encourage all Illinoisans to |
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| 42 | 42 | | 11 become familiar with contractor fraud and participate in the |
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| 43 | 43 | | 12 various programs during the fifth annual event; and be it |
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| 44 | 44 | | 13 further |
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| 45 | 45 | | 14 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| 46 | 46 | | 15 presented to the National Insurance Crime Bureau as an |
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| 47 | 47 | | 16 expression of our respect and esteem. |
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