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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The Village of Harwood Heights will celebrate the |
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| sixtieth anniversary of incorporation on November 4, 2007; and
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| WHEREAS, In the fall of 1947 a vote was taken and 350 votes |
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| were cast for incorporation, and the Village of Harwood Heights |
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| came to life; and
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| WHEREAS, The name Harwood came from a combination of "Har" |
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| for Harlem Avenue and the "wood" from Norwood Park Township, in |
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| which the Village is located; "Heights" was added in reference |
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| to the highest point in the Village which is located at Harlem |
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| and Foster Avenues; and
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| WHEREAS, The first Mayor was Herbert Huening; the original |
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| area incorporated only consisted of four square blocks from |
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| Harlem Avenue to Oketo Avenue and Foster Avenue to Ainslie |
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| Avenue; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1958 additional areas were annexed, and in |
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| 1961, new sidewalks, new street signs, water and sewer lines, |
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| and the paving of streets improved the Village; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1973 Ray Willas was elected Mayor and was the |
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| longest serving Mayor, retiring in 2001; and
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| WHEREAS, Harwood Heights is known as an island in the city, |
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| surrounded by the City of Chicago; the Village has a prosperous |
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| business district, provides a low tax rate for its citizens, |
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| and provides many programs for it people; there are programs |
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| such as the Free Dial A Bus, door-to-door service, I Live |
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| Alone, Neighborhood Watch, Officer Friendly, DARE, computer |
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| training, and many sports programs that can be enjoyed by both |
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| young and old; there are also programs for persons with |
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| disabilities sponsored through the West Suburban Special |
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| Recreation Association; and
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| WHEREAS, The Village motto is "Serving People with Pride"; |
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| the Village of Harwood Heights has proudly lived up to this |
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| motto since 1947; and
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| WHEREAS, Harwood Heights is beginning a redevelopment |
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| stage and many homes are being rebuilt; industry is changing to |
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| mixed uses, and new improvements include the Lawrence Avenue |
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| Streetscape Project, where improvements will foster the |
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| creation of a vibrant commercial and pedestrian corridor, |
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| generating additional sources of tax revenue and decreasing the |
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| tax burden on local homeowners; additional parking, |
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| landscaping, lighting, and sidewalk improvements will also be |
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| included; and
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| WHEREAS, Harwood Heights is also known as "the small town |
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| of big opportunities", due to it's continual revitalization and |
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| it's proximity to Chicago, the suburbs, the airport, the |
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| expressways, and to public transportation; and
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| WHEREAS, In January 2000, current Mayor Margaret Fuller |
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| formed the Harwood Heights Historical Committee, whose purpose |
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| is to preserve and protect the history of the Village for years |
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| to come;
therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
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| congratulate the people of the Village of Harwood Heights as |
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| they celebrate sixty years of incorporation; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to Mayor Margaret Fuller as a symbol of our respect.
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