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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, Installed in 1957, the 309 area code is a
3telephone area code serving the west-central portion of
4Illinois; and
 
5    WHEREAS, The 309 area code encompasses over 18 counties and
6covers cities such as Bloomington, Canton, East Moline, East
7Peoria, Galesburg, Kewanee, Macomb, Minonk, Moline, Morton,
8Normal, Pekin, Peoria, Rock Island, Silvis, and many other
9communities within the western part of central Illinois; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Over one million people live in the 309 area code
11and it is home to over 20 universities; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Some of the world's best soil is located in the
13309 area code, and the agricultural workers in that area work
14hard year after year to provide for their communities and the
15State of Illinois; and
 
16    WHEREAS, The 309 area code is home to the Morton Pumpkin
17Festival, the East Peoria Festival of Lights, the Pekin
18Marigold Festival, the Annual Rubber Duck Race in Galesburg,
19and other exciting events; therefore, be it
 
20    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE

 

 

HR0806- 2 -LRB101 20953 ECR 70963 r

1HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
2we declare March 9, 2020 as "309 Day" in the State of Illinois
3to celebrate the great things happening in the 309 area code
4and the great people who live there.