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File #: 25-4173    Version: 1 Name: Celebrating Javon Watson as contributor of urban music
Type: Consent Calendar Resolution Status: Approved
File created: 10/17/2025 In control: Board of Commissioners
On agenda: 10/23/2025 Final action: 10/23/2025
Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION CELEBRATING JAVON WATSON AS A CONTRIBUTOR OF URBAN MUSIC WHEREAS, Javon Watson is a creative musician/vocalist/performer who resides in Chicago; and WHEREAS, Javon Watson started his musical journey while singing in church as a child. He was raised by loving parents and grew up in a home with two siblings.; and WHEREAS, His smooth singing style and creativity have given him a reputation that precedes him - truly an amazingly talented artist; and WHEREAS, he has distinguished himself as a soloist and has performed with some of the most notable musicians in the industry, such as Chaka Khan and Jonathan Butler; and WHEREAS, Anyone that has ever seen him perform or heard about his ability to entertain large multi-culture audiences knows that he gives his fans an experience they will enjoy and remember forever; and WHEREAS, Javon closes each performance by acknowledging God as He who allows him to have and share his gift & talent. He deeply believes it would ...
Sponsors: DR. KISHA E. McCASKILL, FRANK J. AGUILAR, ALMA E. ANAYA, SCOTT R. BRITTON, JOHN P. DALEY, BRIDGET DEGNEN, BRIDGET GAINER, BILL LOWRY, DONNA MILLER, STANLEY MOORE, JOSINA MORITA, KEVIN B. MORRISON, SEAN M. MORRISON, MICHAEL SCOTT JR., TARA S. STAMPS, MAGGIE TREVOR, JESSICA VÁSQUEZ

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PROPOSED RESOLUTION

 

CELEBRATING JAVON WATSON AS A CONTRIBUTOR OF URBAN MUSIC

 

WHEREAS, Javon Watson is a creative musician/vocalist/performer who resides in Chicago; and

 

WHEREAS, Javon Watson started his musical journey while singing in church as a child. He was raised by loving parents and grew up in a home with two siblings.; and

 

WHEREAS, His smooth singing style and creativity have given him a reputation that precedes him - truly an amazingly talented artist; and

 

WHEREAS, he has distinguished himself as a soloist and has performed with some of the most notable musicians in the industry, such as Chaka Khan and Jonathan Butler; and

 

WHEREAS, Anyone that has ever seen him perform or heard about his ability to entertain large multi-culture audiences knows that he gives his fans an experience they will enjoy and remember forever; and

 

WHEREAS, Javon closes each performance by acknowledging God as He who allows him to have and share his gift & talent.  He deeply believes it would be impossible for him to manifest what you witness with each performance, if he and the God of his understanding weren't working together and

 

WHEREAS, Javon's humility to his family, band, friends/fans and belief in God give him the will to continue doing what he loves as a performer on stage.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, I, Dr Kisha E McCaskill, Cook County Commissioner 5th District on behalf of President Toni Preckwinkle, the Cook County Board of Commissioners and on this date October 23, 2025 do hereby recognize Javon Watson in life as a legendary contributor to the history and legacy of urban music.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a suitable copy of this Resolution be tendered to Javon Watson and a copy is spread upon the official proceedings of this Honorable Body.

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