HR0883 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives wish to congratulate the Village of Roselle as it commemorates its 100th anniversary this fall on October 7, 2022; and

WHEREAS, The Village of Roselle is a suburb of Chicago, located in both DuPage and Cook Counties; first incorporated in 1922 as a bedroom community, its train stop attracted residents commuting to work in Chicago and nearby suburbs; and

WHEREAS, The land surrounding the current Village of Roselle began to be settled in the early 1830s, as settlers moved in next to the native Potawatomi people; and

WHEREAS, Silas, Harvey, and Lyman Meacham settled the area now known as Bloomingdale Township as the government had been offering land in the area for approximately $1.25/acre; and

WHEREAS, In 1837, Deacon Elijah Hough and his wife settled in the Bloomingdale area with his sons, Oramel and Rosell, and his daughter, Cornelia; and

WHEREAS, In 1868, at the age of 48, Rosell Hough returned from a career as an alderman and a businessman in Chicago and saw that the area had become a farming center for corn and flax; he opened the Illinois Linen Company on the northwest corner of what is now Roselle Road and Irving Park Road; and

WHEREAS, Rosell Hough was also the president of the Chicago and Pacific Railroad Company and was rumored to have spent some money to alter a land survey to show that a railroad line should run through Roselle, Itasca, and Wood Dale instead of Addison and Bloomingdale; and

WHEREAS, It is alleged that the train schedule misprinted the name of the town on the rail line as "Roselle" instead of "Rosell", giving Roselle its current name; and

WHEREAS, Bloomingdale, including the northern Roselle section, held its first town meeting in 1850, although it did not incorporate until 1889; and

WHEREAS, The issue of water would eventually draw Roselle and Bloomingdale apart, as Roselle residents were determined to have their own water and sewer service, but Bloomingdale residents did not want to pay the higher taxes needed to build such as system; and

WHEREAS, At this time, the citizens of Roselle of Bloomingdale realized they were paying a large portion of Bloomingdale's taxes, a product of increasing population and business growth; and

WHEREAS, Roselle residents decided it was time to become independent of Bloomingdale, and in the summer of 1922, the Roselle community held its last joint meeting with the Village of Bloomingdale; and

WHEREAS, Roselle incorporated and received its charter on October 7, 1922 with Herman Thiemann elected as the village's first president; Reuben Baker, Herman Bartles, Henry Haberkamp, William Thurnau, Al Roloff, and Ed Zarndt were the first board members, and Earl Crandall was the first village clerk; and

WHEREAS, Roselle has a fascinating history to commemorate as it reaches its 100th anniversary this fall and is deservedly marking the milestone with celebrations and events throughout the 2022 year; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate the Village of Roselle on the centennial anniversary of its founding, and we wish this community peace and success in generations to come; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the Village of Roselle as a symbol of our respect and esteem.