093_HR0495 LRB093 13503 HSS 18834 r 1 HOUSE RESOLUTION 2 WHEREAS, A strong community newspaper system is essential 3 to the success of our society; and 4 WHEREAS, On October 13, 1913, publisher A.S. Bushkevitz 5 founded the Des Plaines Valley News; and 6 WHEREAS, Mr. Bushkevitz established the tradition of 7 service by naming his publication "The People's Paper"; and 8 WHEREAS, This tradition has been carried on for 9 decades 9 by talented and dedicated successors including the John C. 10 Noonan family since 1986; and 11 WHEREAS, There is no better example of a publication that 12 serves its readers with comprehensive information about 13 schools, village boards, recreational programs, and community 14 social and civic programs; and 15 WHEREAS, The major events of the Illinois communities of 16 Argo-Summit, Bedford Park, Bridgeview, Brookfield, 17 Countryside, Hodgkins, Indian Head Park, Justice, Lyons, 18 McCook, Willow Springs, and LaGrange Highlands have been 19 reported in the Des Plaines Valley News each week without 20 interruption; therefore, be it 21 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 22 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 23 we offer our congratulations to the Noonan family and the 24 other staff members of the Des Plaines Valley News on the 25 occasion of the 90th anniversary of its founding, and we 26 recognize the paper's outstanding accomplishments and service 27 to the people of the State; and be it further 28 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 29 presented to the Noonan family as an expression of our 30 esteem.