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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, On September 23, 1959, the Village of Hoffman
3 Estates was officially incorporated and has since been "Growing
4 to Greatness"; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Residents formed the Hoffman Estates Homeowners
6 Association and saw the need for incorporation; it was not
7 until residents cast votes on 3 separate occasions that Hoffman
8 Estates was incorporated as a Village; and
 
9     WHEREAS, At the time of incorporation the population was at
10 almost 8,000 people in an area of just under three square
11 miles; the Village grew quickly, with the annexation of 2,000
12 acres by 1962, including areas that are now known as Winston
13 Knolls, Westbury, and the Paul Douglas Forest Preserve; and
 
14     WHEREAS, Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, the Village of
15 Hoffman Estates continued to grow, with the construction of
16 single family and multi-family developments; by 1980 office
17 buildings were a part of the Village, followed by major
18 business complexes; Ameritech opened their regional
19 headquarters in 1991, followed by the Sears and Roebuck Company
20 in 1992; and
 
21     WHEREAS, Over the last 50 years the Village of Hoffman

 

 

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1 Estates has had 7 dedicated Mayors of the Village and 57
2 Trustees, all contributing to the growth of the Village; and
 
3     WHEREAS, On September 26, 2009, the Village of Hoffman
4 Estates will celebrate its 50th anniversary with a Gala Dinner
5 Dance at the Marriott Chicago Northwest Hotel; therefore, be it
 
6     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
7 NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
8 congratulate the people of the Village of Hoffman Estates on
9 this milestone anniversary and "Growing to Greatness"; and be
10 it further
 
11     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
12 presented to the Mayor of Hoffman Estates as a symbol of our
13 respect and esteem.