Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to develop a program to make grants to local development organizations. Provides that under this program, a county or municipality may apply to the Department for a grant to be awarded to a local development organization in that county or municipality for the purpose of fostering local or regional economic development. Provides that these grants are subject to appropriation and sets forth the purposes for which the grants may be used. Authorizes the Department to make rules concerning the program. Effective on January 1, 2005.
Sen. Chapin Rose
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Honors Alice Jayne Swickard for her many years of service in the music education and musical theater field.
Congratulates the Library at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign on the acquisition of its ten millionth volume.
Congratulates Dave Swickard on the occasion of his retirement and thanks him for his many years of community service.
Congratulates Richard L. Carter on his retirement from the Illinois Farm Bureau.
Congratulates the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana Fighting Illini men's basketball team on being the undisputed Big Ten Conference Champions.
Recognizes the City of Villa Grove on its Centennial celebration and congratulates the City of Villa Grove on their 100 years as a community.
Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning defaulting on a loan.
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes a technical change in the statute concerning first degree murder.
Congratulates Carl R. Woese of Champaign on being presented the $500,000 Crafoord Prize in Biosciences from the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Sweden.