Sec’y of State Jesse White to hold Illinois’ Constitution and Citizenship Day Celebration

Marks the 225^th Signing of the Constitution; 100 People from 32 Countries will be Sworn-In as Citizens

 

Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White will hold Illinois’ fourth official U.S. Constitution and Citizenship Day.  One hundred people from 32 countries will be sworn-in as citizens by U.S. District Court Judge Samuel Der-Yeghiayan.

The event will be held today, September 17, 2012 at the Richard J. Daley Plaza, 50 W. Washington St., outside on the plaza, at Noon. 

The purpose of the celebration is to observe and celebrate the many freedoms the Constitution guarantees and honors the bond shared with those becoming citizens of the United States of America.