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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives wish to congratulate the Illinois Chiropractic | ||||||
| 4 | Society on the occasion of the 100-year anniversary of its | ||||||
| 5 | formation; and | ||||||
| 6 | WHEREAS, On September 20, 1926, the Illinois Chiropractic | ||||||
| 7 | Society was formed when seven members of the chiropractic | ||||||
| 8 | profession in Illinois filed a certificate with the Illinois | ||||||
| 9 | Secretary of State to form a corporation under its current | ||||||
| 10 | name, which was accepted, leading to the organization's | ||||||
| 11 | establishment as a certified corporation; and | ||||||
| 12 | WHEREAS, The stated object of the Illinois Chiropractic | ||||||
| 13 | Society is to further the interest of the chiropractic | ||||||
| 14 | profession and promote scientific research along chiropractic | ||||||
| 15 | lines; and | ||||||
| 16 | WHEREAS, The Illinois Chiropractic Society is now the | ||||||
| 17 | largest chiropractic advocacy corporation in Illinois and is | ||||||
| 18 | recognized in the Illinois Medical Practice Act; and | ||||||
| 19 | WHEREAS, The Illinois Chiropractic Society is the voice of | ||||||
| 20 | chiropractic in Illinois and promotes professional standards, | ||||||
| 21 | ethical conduct, advanced training, and quality health care | ||||||
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| 1 | for the residents of Illinois; and | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The Illinois Chiropractic Society protects | ||||||
| 3 | patients' rights and access to chiropractic care through the | ||||||
| 4 | advancement of chiropractic treatments in any and all | ||||||
| 5 | appropriate settings, including health care facilities, | ||||||
| 6 | private clinics, group practices, governmental institutions, | ||||||
| 7 | higher learning institutions, research facilities, and | ||||||
| 8 | multidisciplinary settings; and | ||||||
| 9 | WHEREAS, The Illinois Chiropractic Society's philosophy is | ||||||
| 10 | "Natural First!", a phrase that represents the concept that | ||||||
| 11 | conservative care should be considered first when the option | ||||||
| 12 | exists; therefore, be it | ||||||
| 13 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 14 | HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 15 | we congratulate the Illinois Chiropractic Society on achieving | ||||||
| 16 | its 100-year anniversary, providing a century of leadership | ||||||
| 17 | and advocacy for chiropractic physicians in Illinois; and be | ||||||
| 18 | it further | ||||||
| 19 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 20 | presented to the Illinois Chiropractic Society as a symbol of | ||||||
| 21 | our esteem and respect. | ||||||