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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The City of Highland Park was granted a charter by
3the General Assembly in March of 1869; and
 
4    WHEREAS, Highland Park was the fourth North Shore Community
5to receive a charter; since its inception, it has grown from
61,154 citizens in 1880 to nearly 30,000 in 2018; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Highland Park is under the leadership of Mayor
8Nancy Rotering, the first female mayor of Highland Park, and
9City Council Members, Anthony E. Blumberg, Michelle Holleman,
10Daniel A. Kaufman, Alyssa Knobel, Kim Stone, and Adam Stolberg;
11and
 
12    WHEREAS, Highland Park boasts a vibrant downtown district
13supportive of small businesses, amazing restaurants, and
14walkable outdoor shopping accessible to all its residents and
15visitors; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Highland Park is consistently rated one of the
17best places to live in Illinois, including a 2018 top 20
18ranking as one of the Best Small Towns in America, a 2018 top
19five ranking as one of the Top Lakefront "Beach Towns" in
20America, and a 2018 ranking as one of the One Hundred Safest
21Cities in America; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Highland Park is a leader in the protection and
2preservation of green spaces, culturally significant places,
3and historical landmarks, including the Ravinia Festival, the
4Willits House by Frank Lloyd Wright, and several parks designed
5by landscape architect Jens Jensen; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Highland Park is home to prominent cultural and
7civic leaders including Elisha Grey, the developer of the
8telephone prototype, Dr. John Grunsfeld, a physicist and NASA
9astronaut who participate in five space shuttle missions, and
10Rachel Brosnahan, an Emmy Award-winning actress; therefore, be
11it
 
12    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
13HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE
14SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we declare March 1, 2019 as
15"Highland Park Sesquicentennial Day" in the State of Illinois;
16and be it further
 
17    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
18presented to Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering as a symbol of
19our respect and esteem.