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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The Grayslake Times celebrates its 100th |
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| anniversary in 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1905, the first issue of Grayslake Times, a |
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| weekly community newspaper, was published; and
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| WHEREAS, More than 40 years ago, Lake County residents, |
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| Marshall R. Schroeder and his son, Bill, established what would |
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| become Lakeland Media; on July 3, 1956, the Schroeder family |
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| began what then was called Lakeland Publishers with only three |
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| newspapers, Grayslake Times, Round Lake News, and Fox Lake |
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| Press; and
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| WHEREAS, Lakeland Media, continuing the tradition started |
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| over 100 years ago, provides the Lake County area with a |
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| resource for the local and regional news; and
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| WHEREAS, The Lakeland Newspapers are dedicated to |
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| providing weekly community newspapers to twelve communities: |
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| Antioch News (1886), Fox Lake Press (1934), Grayslake Times, |
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| Gurnee Press (1973), Lake Villa Record (1959), Libertyville |
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| News (1989), Lindenhurst News (1988), Mundelein News (1942), |
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| Round Lake News (1938), Wadsworth News (1960), Wauconda Leader |
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| (1888), and the newest family member, Waukegan Times (2004); |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, A special recognition goes to the Schroeder family |
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| for their consistent support for the area; Bill Schroeder leads |
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| his family and his staff to new heights focusing on supporting |
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| the area and getting the news to thousands of households every |
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| week; and
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| WHEREAS, Lakeland Media is also one of the first Internet |
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| providers in Lake and McHenry counties and publishes the CHINFO |