https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=7975529&GUID=3584920B-EBC7-4611-BA47-AB1A231F56E2Legistar15https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=7975529&GUID=3584920B-EBC7-4611-BA47-AB1A231F56E23584920B-EBC7-4611-BA47-AB1A231F56E2-2026-04-09-21-44-47Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION NATIONAL LAW DAY 2026 Whereas, the Declaration of Independence states that all individuals are endowed with certain unalienable rights and chief among them are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness; and Whereas, the Rule of Law, as defined by the World Justice Project, refers to a system of self-government in which the government and all individuals are held accountable to a set of fair, publicized and broadly understood laws that are evenly enforced; and WHEREAS, in 1931, James Truslow Adams defined the “American Dream” in Epic of America as “a dream of a social order in which each man and each woman shall be able to attain to the fullest stature of which they are innately capable, and be recognized by others for what they are, regardless of the fortuitous circumstances of birth or position”; and WHEREAS, for many the American Dream is the right to the opportunity to prosper - to own property, to operate a small business, to work in fair labor conditions without discrimination, to achieve economic mobility and financial independence for oneThu, 09 Apr 2026 21:44:47 GMT