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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The McHenry Savings Bank in McHenry celebrates its 
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50th anniversary this year; and

 
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    WHEREAS, On November 23, 1955, the bank was founded as 
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McHenry Savings and Loan Association; for 50 years, the bank 
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has operated as a locally owned and independent community bank 
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serving the greater McHenry County region; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The bank was first located on Main Street and 
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later moved to Elm Street, where it remained until 1967, when 
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it moved to Green Street; the Richmond branch opened in 1975, 
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the Huntley branch opened in 1977, and the Johnsburg branch 
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opened in 1987; the bank currently has five locations, two in 
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McHenry and the three branch banks; the new Main Bank center on 
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Route 31 was completed and opened in 2002;  the bank was the 
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first to introduce ATMs to McHenry County; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Kathleen and Jim Marinangel joined the bank in 
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1973; Kathleen is President, CEO, and Chairman of the Board of 
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the bank and Jim is Executive Vice President; State Senator 
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Pamela J. Althoff is a member of the bank's board of directors; 
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Kathleen is very involved in the community and at the state and 
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federal banking levels; she served on the board of directors of 
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the Illinois League of Financial Institutions, has served on 
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the Thrift Institutions Advisory Council, and is a past advisor 
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to the Federal Reserve Board; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Before leaving to become McHenry Township Fire 
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Protection District's (MTFPD) first full-time Fire Chief in 
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April 2005, Wayne Amore was the bank's Senior Vice President 
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and had worked for the bank for 21 years; during his banking 
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career, he served as a part-time MTFPD firefighter and was the 
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part-time MTFPD Fire Chief for seven years; the Marinangels 
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encouraged Wayne to be an active MTFPD member and leader and 
 


 






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are a good example of the many area employers who make it 
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possible for the MTFPD to operate with a staff of 150 part-time 
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firefighters; Wayne was elected to the bank's board of 
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directors in January; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE 
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SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we congratulate the McHenry 
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Savings Bank on the occasion of its 50th anniversary; and be it 
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further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the McHenry Savings Bank as an expression of our 
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esteem.