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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to congratulate the residents of
4 the City of Wheaton on the occasion of the city's
5 sesquicentennial anniversary on February 24, 2009; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Erastus Gary, along with Warren and Jesse Wheaton,
7 traveled from the eastern city of Pomfret, Connecticut to
8 present day Wheaton in the years 1837 and 1838; and
 
9     WHEREAS, The founding fathers of Wheaton made a deal with
10 the railroad, securing a line to pass through the area, by
11 offering free land to the Galena Chicago Union Railroad; and
 
12     WHEREAS, The railroad named the small town Wheaton; Wheaton
13 was incorporated as a village on February 24, 1859, with Warren
14 Wheaton serving as its first president; in 1890, Wheaton was
15 incorporated as a city; and
 
16     WHEREAS, Since 1867 Wheaton has been the seat of the DuPage
17 County government; and
 
18     WHEREAS, On February 17, 2005 the City of Wheaton became a
19 City of ONE, joining the global movement to fight AIDS and stop
20 poverty; and
 

 

 

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1     WHEREAS, the City of Wheaton has been recognized for
2 twenty-two years by the National Arbor Day Foundation as "Tree
3 City U.S.A." for its tree program; therefore, be it
 
4     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
5 NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
6 congratulate the residents of the City of Wheaton on the
7 occasion of the city's sesquicentennial anniversary and wish
8 them continued success and happiness in the future; and be it
9 further
 
10     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
11 presented to Michael Gresk, Mayor of the City of Wheaton, as a
12 symbol of our esteem and respect.