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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The City of Highland Park was granted a charter by 
3the General Assembly in
March of 1869; and
  
 
4    WHEREAS, Highland Park was the fourth North Shore Community 
5to receive a
charter; since its inception, it has grown from 
61,154 citizens in 1880 to nearly 30,000 in 2018; and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, Highland Park is under the leadership of Mayor 
8Nancy Rotering, the first
female mayor of Highland Park, and 
9City Council Members, Anthony E. Blumberg, Michelle
Holleman, 
10Daniel A. Kaufman, Alyssa Knobel, Kim Stone, and Adam Stolberg; 
11and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, Highland Park boasts a vibrant downtown district 
13supportive of small
businesses, amazing restaurants, and 
14walkable outdoor shopping accessible to all its residents
and 
15visitors; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Highland Park is consistently rated one of the 
17best places to live in
Illinois, including a 2018 top 20 
18ranking as one of the Best Small Towns in America, a 2018 top

19five ranking as one of the Top Lakefront "Beach Towns" in 
20America, and a 2018 ranking as one
of the One Hundred Safest 
21Cities in America; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Highland Park is a leader in the protection and 
2preservation of green
spaces, culturally significant places, 
3and historical landmarks, including the Ravinia Festival, the

4Willits House by Frank Lloyd Wright, and several parks designed 
5by landscape architect Jens
Jensen; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Highland Park is home to prominent cultural and 
7civic leaders including
Elisha Grey, the developer of the 
8telephone prototype, Dr. John Grunsfeld, a physicist and
NASA 
9astronaut who participate in five space shuttle missions, and 
10Rachel Brosnahan, an Emmy
Award-winning actress; therefore, be 
11it
  
 
12    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
13HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE 
14SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we declare March 1, 2019 as 
15"Highland Park Sesquicentennial Day" in the State of Illinois; 
16and be it further
  
 
17    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
18presented to Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering as a symbol of 
19our respect and esteem.