Mourns the death of Rylee Denae Britton of Springfield.

Mourns the passing of Ainsley Grace Johnson of Chatham.

Congratulates Mickey Whitesell of Elwood on receiving the prestigious recognition of being named the 2025 National Direct Support Professional of the Year by the American Network of Community Options and Resources (ANCOR). Thanks him for dedicating his career to the service of others.

Congratulates Father Michael Louis Pfleger on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of his ordination as a priest. Wishes him continued success in his ministry and advocacy.

Mourns the death of Candice "Candy" Law of Pana.

Directs the Auditor General to conduct a performance audit of the Illinois Department of Revenue's valuation and assessment of railroad companies' properties as required under the Property Tax Code.

Mourns the death of Richard Enderle of Oak Park and River Forest.

Mourns the death of Alma Lee Buhnerkempe of Chatham.

Mourns the death of Amy Rae Gudgel of Pawnee.

Mourns the death of Debra D. Lewis.

Mourns the death of Shirley Mungai of Oak Park.

Affirms the importance of adopting a statewide strategy to develop teachers as leaders and to leverage teacher leadership to recruit and retain excellent educators of diverse identities and backgrounds, strengthen school leadership, and support continuous school improvement to improve educational outcomes. Urges the Illinois State Board of Education to (1) prioritize teacher leadership investments in future fiscal years in order to build greater capacity to conduct research and collect data, highlight and share best practices for distributed leadership, offer technical assistance to schools and districts, and provide strategic leadership to support the expansion of teacher leadership across Illinois, (2) to collaborate with educators, districts, educator preparation programs, and other state agencies to build a strategy for the development of a statewide ecosystem that grows, recognizes, supports, and sustains teacher leadership in diverse contexts throughout the State, (3) to include in its strategy multiple pathways to recognize, support, and sustain diverse teacher leadership throughout the State, including through collaborative partnerships, expanded inclusion of teacher voice in educational decision-making, and classroom teacher leadership development programs, and (4) to embed teacher leadership as a fundamental component of the school improvement process. Urges each school district in Illinois to develop systems that provide teachers equitable access to ongoing leadership development and encourage them to take teacher leadership roles.

Appropriates the amount of $10,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for the purpose of awarding a grant to Omega Psi Phi Fraternity for costs associated with the Fraternity’s 2028 Grand Conclave. Effective July 1, 2025.

Congratulates WJOL Radio on the 100th anniversary of its founding.

Mourns the death of Tony Etz.