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HR0646
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HOUSE RESOLUTION

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WHEREAS, Dion's Chicago Dream (DCD), founded by Englewood
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native and United States Navy veteran Dion Dawson in 2020, is a
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non-profit social enterprise that combats food insecurity
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through a logistics-first model, delivering fresh produce
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directly to households across Chicagoland while centering
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quality, dignity, and consistency in service; DCD's flagship
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Dream Deliveries program provides five days worth of fresh
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fruits and vegetables straight to residents' doorsteps,
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immediately improving household food security; and

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WHEREAS, DCD's innovative "last-mile" approach has been
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profiled and recognized regionally and nationally for
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reimagining the traditional, queue-based food distribution
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model, replacing lines and limited hours with direct-to-door
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delivery and dignified access and integrating with health and
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Food-Is-Medicine partners to support prevention and better
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outcomes; and

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WHEREAS, DCD has grown from an early community fridge to a
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county-wide engine for health equity, with program components
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including Dream Deliveries, which are direct home deliveries,
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and the Dream Vault, which is an Amazon-style locker that
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allows recipients to retrieve a full produce box using a
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unique code, extending the access and reach of last-mile

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logistics; and

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WHEREAS, The Dream Vault earned the 2023 Chicago
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Innovation Award, one of the region's highest honors for
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innovation, and it has been highlighted by civic and community
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institutions for modernizing food access infrastructure; and

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WHEREAS, DCD's measurable impact includes millions of
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pounds of fresh produce delivered across the Chicago region
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since 2020, with more than 5.1 million pounds publicly
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documented by mid-2025, and sustained service coverage across
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more than half of Cook County ZIP codes, in excess of 180,
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proving that county-scale logistics capacity can meet
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households where they are; and

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WHEREAS, DCD's model creates local jobs alongside
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nutrition access and living-wage roles for drivers, packers,
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and dispatch workers, and operations have been highlighted by
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workforce and impact investors as an example of social
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enterprise delivering both economic mobility and health equity
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in historically under-resourced neighborhoods; and

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WHEREAS, In national recognition of its nutrition-forward,
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activity-supportive community impact, DCD was selected as a
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2024 President's Council on Sports, Fitness & Nutrition
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Community Leadership Awardee, joining a select group of U.S.

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organizations honored for advancing community well-being
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through fitness and nutrition programming; and

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WHEREAS, Dion Dawson, the chief dreamer of DCD, has been
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recognized as a TED Fellow, an Echoing Green Fellow, and an
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Aspen Food Leaders Fellow, honored by the Rockefeller
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Foundation, and named as a member of Crain's Chicago Business
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2025 40 Under 40 class of civic leaders, reflecting local,
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national, and global acknowledgment of Chicago-born innovation
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that blends logistics, data, and resident-informed design to
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transform food access; he has also been tapped by leading
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institutions for thought leadership and systems change; and

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WHEREAS, DCD's mission and methods prioritize health
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equity, preventative care, and economic opportunity,
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demonstrating how modern logistics, direct-to-consumer
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delivery, and smart access points can reduce barriers to
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healthy food, support chronic disease prevention, and put
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dignity and agency back into the hands of residents;
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therefore, be it

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RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
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HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
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we commend Dion's Chicago Dream (DCD) for the organization's
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pioneering leadership in last-mile, direct-to-door produce
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delivery, its innovation in access infrastructure, including

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the Dream Vault, its job creation and local wealth-building,
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and its demonstrable contribution to health equity in
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Illinois; and be it further

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RESOLVED, That we commend DCD's sustained weekly service
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to households across well over 50% of ZIP codes in the
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organization's Cook County service area, its
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multi-million-pound distribution since 2020, and its role as a
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trailblazer in the Food-Is-Medicine movement, setting a
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standard for consistency, accountability, and dignity in
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public-interest logistics; and be it further

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RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
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presented to the founder and chief dreamer of DCD, Dion
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Dawson, and the Dream Team of DCD as a symbol of our esteem and
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respect.

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