Illinois · House Resolution 972 · 103rd General Assembly

RECOGNIZE-IL FOOTBALL HISTORY

HR 972 Sponsored by Cyril Nichols Adopted

  1. Introduced Jan 2, 2025
  2. In committee  
  3. Adopted by the House Jan 4, 2025

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Recognizes the Northwestern University vs. Chicago Football Club game played on February 22, 1876 as the first American football game and the first college American football game played in Illinois.

Every action

3 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Cyril Nichols
  2. HousePlaced on Calendar Agreed Resolutions
  3. HouseResolution Adopted

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Illinois's official records (www.ilga.gov), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.