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 1                          HOUSE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS, The City of Hometown was built by J.E. Merion as
 3    a community for men returning from service in World  War  II;
 4    the  first  home was built in 1949 and the town began filling
 5    up with service men; and

 6        WHEREAS, Hometown consists of  1,546  duplex  homes,  384
 7    co-op   apartments,   and   four  privately  owned  apartment
 8    buildings; the community has two schools, Our Lady of Loretto
 9    Roman Catholic Grade School and Hometown  Elementary  School,
10    kindergarten  through  sixth grade; Hometown has two shopping
11    centers, three parks, a public  library,  a  Fire  Protection
12    District with volunteer paid on call firefighters; and

13        WHEREAS,  There  are many original owners still living in
14    Hometown  as  well  as  many  third  and  fourth   generation
15    families;   a  concept  important  to  Hometown  is  that  of
16    neighbor; and

17        WHEREAS, The city government consists of  a  Mayor,  City
18    Clerk,  City Treasurer, and 10 Aldermen; there is a full-time
19    Police  Department  with  a  full-time  Chief  and  over   30
20    part-time patrol men and women; and

21        WHEREAS,  The  City  of Hometown survived the tornado and
22    snow storm of 1967 by pulling together  as  a  community  and
23    helping  one  another;  several  current  members of the city
24    administration were born and raised in  Hometown;  therefore,
25    be it

26        RESOLVED,   BY   THE  HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES  OF  THE
27    NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS,  that
28    we  congratulate  the City of Hometown on the occasion of its
29    50th anniversary on June 6, 2003; and be it further

30        RESOLVED, That a suitable  copy  of  this  resolution  be
31    presented  to  Donald  L.  Roberton,  Mayor  of  the  City of
 
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 1    Hometown, as a token of our respect and esteem and  with  our
 2    best wishes for the continued success of the community.