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SJ0065
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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION

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WHEREAS, In 1876, five years after the Great Chicago Fire,
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the Chicago Cubs became a charter member of the new National
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League of Professional Base Ball Clubs, founded by, among
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others, Chicagoan William Hulbert and Albert Spalding, who was
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then-club secretary, a player-manager, and the founder of the
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sporting goods company that still bears his name today; and

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WHEREAS, The Cubs played their first National League game
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on April 25, 1876, two months before Custer's Last Stand and
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three months before Colorado was admitted as the 38th state of
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the union, winning 4-0 vs. the Louisville Grays behind pitcher
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Albert Spalding's complete-game shutout; and

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WHEREAS, Of the eight charter members of the National
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League, only two remain, and the Cubs are the only one to have
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remained loyal to their original city and state since 1876;
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and

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WHEREAS, Since 1876, more than 182,000,000 fans have
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attended Cubs games in Chicago, celebrating success, enjoying
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America's pastime, cheering their team, and bringing economic
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success to the city and State, and millions more have listened
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on radio and watched on television; and

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WHEREAS, The Cubs have played more than 22,000 games and
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used nearly 2,300 players, both Major League Baseball records;
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and

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WHEREAS, The Cubs have won eight division titles, 17
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National League pennants, including the inaugural National
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League pennant in 1876, and three World Series championships,
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including a thrilling seven game series with Cleveland in
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2016; and

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WHEREAS, The parade celebrating the 2016 Cubs World Series
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Championship was reported to have been attended by an
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estimated five million people, making it the largest recorded
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non-religious gathering in human history and the 7th largest
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gathering of any type at the time; and

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WHEREAS, The Cubs won the 1907 and 1908 World Series,
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playing at the West Side Grounds in the area near Taylor and
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Wood Streets in what is today the Illinois Medical District;
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and

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WHEREAS, The Cubs have played around the world, including
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opening the 2025 MLB season in Tokyo, playing in London in
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2023, becoming the first team to play a regular season MLB game
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in Asia when they opened the 2000 season vs. the New York Mets,
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and the first team to play an around-the-world baseball tour

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in 1888-1889, which also made them the first MLB team to play
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games in Australia, Egypt, France, Italy, New Zealand, and Sri
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Lanka; and

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WHEREAS, A Chicago Cubs' "W" flag has flown from the
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summit of Mount Everest, on the shores of the Dead Sea, in
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outer space at the International Space Station, and at both
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the North and South Poles; and

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WHEREAS, The team was called "Cubs" for the first time in
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1902 in reference to a roster of young players in spring
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training and officially adopted the name in 1907; and

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WHEREAS, The Cubs have played at Wrigley Field since 1916
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and have been a part of countless events etched in the national
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consciousness, including Babe Ruth's famous called shot in the
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1932 World Series and Gabby Hartnett's Homer in the Gloamin,
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and they play in the last remaining Major League Baseball
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ballpark in which Jackie Robinson played; and

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WHEREAS, The Cubs have scored more than 103,000 runs and
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collected more than 200,000 hits, both Major League Baseball
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records, won the highest scoring game in MLB history (49 total
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runs, 26-23) on August 25, 1922, and have scored the most runs
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ever in a single MLB game, 36, on June 29, 1897; and

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WHEREAS, The Cubs' season record of 116 wins in the
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154-game season of 1906 is still a Major League Baseball
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record today; and

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WHEREAS, The Cubs boast 54 players, managers, and
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executives who have been enshrined in the National Baseball
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Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York; and

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WHEREAS, The Cubs made history in 1926 when Margaret
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Donohue became the first woman in Major League Baseball
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unrelated to a team owner to serve as an officer of a
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professional sports team; and

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WHEREAS, The Cubs were the first Major League Baseball
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team to hire an African American coach, Buck O'Neil, in 1962;
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and

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WHEREAS, The Cubs have employed hundreds of thousands of
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Chicago residents; and

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WHEREAS, Cubbie Blue is a color known to be a source of
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pride to Cubs fans across the globe; and

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WHEREAS, Cubs Charities has donated more than $62 million
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since 2009 to support families and individuals, promote youth
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sports and well-being, and improve lives and communities

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across all 77 neighborhoods of the City of Chicago and
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throughout the State of Illinois; and

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WHEREAS, Famous Cubs, including Ernie Banks, Mordecai
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Brown, Phil Cavaretta, Frank Chance, Andre Dawson, Johnny
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Evers, Stan Hack, Gabby Hartnett, Fergie Jenkins, Anthony
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Rizzo, Ryne Sandberg, Ron Santo, Sammy Sosa, Joe Tinker, Billy
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Williams, and more than 2,000 others, have brought joy and
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celebration to fans for generations; therefore, be it

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RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF
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REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING HEREIN, that we declare August 29,
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2026 as Chicago Cubs Day in the State of Illinois to celebrate
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and honor the team and all those who have played for, worked
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for, enjoyed the triumphs of, and shared a passion for, the
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Chicago Cubs; and be it further

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RESOLVED, That we congratulate the Chicago Cubs on 150
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years as part of the fabric of our State and the City of
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Chicago, serving to delight fans, attract visitors, and
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heighten civic pride; and be it further

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RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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presented to the Chicago Cubs organization in celebration of
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the professional sports franchise having made the longest and

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greatest contribution to the State of Illinois and the City of
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Chicago.

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