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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The Lake County Chamber of Commerce (LCCC) was |
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| established in 1915 as the Waukegan Commercial Association and |
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| is celebrating 90 years of continuous service to the businesses |
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| of Lake County on December 1, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, The LCCC has grown and expanded over the years to |
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| reflect its membership; in 1915 it was known as the Waukegan |
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| Commercial Association, in 1917 the organization changed its |
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| name to the Waukegan Chamber of Commerce, in 1946 it became |
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| known as the Waukegan/North Chicago Chamber of Commerce, in |
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| 1975 it became the Waukegan/Lake County Chamber of Commerce, |
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| and in the mid 1990's it became known as the LCCC; and
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| WHEREAS, The LCCC represents over 400 businesses from |
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| throughout Lake County and is the parent organization to 3 |
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| affiliate Chambers, the Gurnee Chamber of Commerce, the |
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| Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, and the Waukegan Chamber of |
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| Commerce; and
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| WHEREAS, The LCCC serves as an important social and |
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| economic facilitator in the communities of Lake County, |
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| sponsoring numereous events like the twice-monthly Networkers |
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| Group, Women's Networkers, a Business After Hours hosted by |
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| member businesses, the Lake County Power Breakfast, and the |
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| Business Luncheon series; and
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| WHEREAS, Throughout its 90 years the LCCC has proudly |
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| served the citizens and business community of Lake County |
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| promoting local businesses and the goods and services of those |
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| businesses; 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 congratulate the Lake County Chamber of Commerce on its 90th |