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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Cook-Illinois Corporation is an Illinois company, |
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| based in Oak Forest, and is the largest family owned and |
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| operated school bus contractor in the United States; and
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| WHEREAS, Cook-Illinois Corporation ranks fifth nationally |
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| in overall size and operates a fleet of more than 1,700 school |
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| buses throughout the Chicagoland area; and
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| WHEREAS, Cook-Illinois is a leader in green transportation |
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| and was recently named a "Clean Bus Leader" by the |
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| Environmental and Energy Study Institute and the National Clean |
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| Bus Network; in addition, Cook-Illinois Corporation was the |
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| first school bus service provider in Illinois to switch its |
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| entire fleet to bio-diesel fuel and has recently purchased the |
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| first hybrid school bus in the Midwest; and
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| WHEREAS, Cook Illinois is a national leader in the safe and |
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| efficient transportation of schoolchildren, including special |
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| education transportation, and is an important part of Illinois |
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| education services and the Illinois economy; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
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| congratulate the owners and employees of the Cook-Illinois |