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LRB094 11275 CSA 42051 r |
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The official Sesquicentennial celebration of the |
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| Village of McLean will take place on September 9-11, 2005 with |
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| a festival, parade, entertainment, and style show with fashions |
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| spanning the past 150 years; and
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| WHEREAS, The planning committee has also invited several |
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| local politicians, as well as President George W. Bush, to |
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| attend the celebration or appear in the parade; the committee |
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| hopes the celebration will be a memorable event for all |
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| citizens and plans to create a history book which will |
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| highlight the celebration events and include stories about past |
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| and present citizens, pictures, and articles about past |
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| businesses; and
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| WHEREAS, The Village of McLean was formed on June 27, 1855; |
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| in 1867, McLean was incorporated as a Village and the train |
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| depot was built next to the railroad; with a current population |
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| of approximately 820 citizens, the Village is located about |
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| halfway between Chicago and St. Louis on I-55; prior to I-55 |
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| being constructed, historic Route 66 came through the Village; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, Today, the downtown area consists of a bank, post |
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| office, village office, hardware store, tanning salon, and |
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| community hall; Shorty's Barber Shop, a small hometown hardware |
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| store, and a new library built in 2002 are also located on the |
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| square; three small churches are located in the Village; and |
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| the Dixie Cafe, an antique store, McDonalds, and the Super 8 |
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| Motel are located on the edge of town at the Route 136 exit off |
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| of I-55; 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, that |
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| we honor and recognize the Village of McLean and its residents |