Illinois legislation · 104th General Assembly
Illinois HR1018: CONGRATS-NORLYN DOSSEY
Status: Introduced, August 25, 2026
Congratulates Norlyn Dossey on playing a pivotal role in developing the radio and television systems in Vermilion County and commends him for his service to this country in the Marine Corps.
What the bill says
From the introduced text, August 25, 2026:
HR1018LRB104 23046 RMO 39502 r HR1018 LRB104 23046 RMO 39502 r HR1018 LRB104 23046 RMO 39502 r HOUSE RESOLUTION WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives wish to congratulate Norlyn Dossey on his storied service as a member of the United States Marine Corps and as a television and radio engineer; and WHEREAS, Norlyn Dossey, a Vermilion County native, served his country as a member of the First Marine Division, survived being wounded in action, and received a Purple Heart 81 years ago; and WHEREAS, After returning to the United States, Norlyn Dossey moved to Cleveland, Ohio to serve as a radio engineer for an FM station; he returned to Danville upon learning that Northwestern Publishing Co. Inc., a subsidiary of Gannett Co., Inc. and owner of Commercial-News and WDAN AM radio, planned to add a TV station to its local media holdings; and WHEREAS, Norlyn Dossey served as an engineer in the building of WDAN-TV in 1953 and continued as part of the station's technical and operations staff through the early 1960s; and WHEREAS, Norlyn Dossey later contributed to the building of the Danville Community Antenna System to establish cable HR1018- 2 -LRB104 23046 RMO 39502 r HR1018 - 2 - LRB104 23046 RMO 39502 r HR1018 - 2 - LRB104 23046 RMO 39502 r television service …
Sponsors
- Brandun Schweizer (R, 104) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Brandun Schweizer
Common questions
- What is HR1018?
- HR1018 is a bill in the Illinois Legislature (104th General Assembly): CONGRATS-NORLYN DOSSEY.
- What does HR1018 do?
- Congratulates Norlyn Dossey on playing a pivotal role in developing the radio and television systems in Vermilion County and commends him for his service to this country in the Marine Corps.
- What is the status of HR1018?
- Introduced as of August 25, 2026. Latest action: Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Brandun Schweizer (August 25, 2026).
- Who sponsored HR1018?
- Brandun Schweizer (R, 104).
- Where is the official record for HR1018?
- On the Illinois Legislature website: https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=1018&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HR&SessionID=114
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