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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives wish to congratulate the Lake Bracken Country | ||||||
| 4 | Club on the occasion of its 100th anniversary on October 23, | ||||||
| 5 | 2022; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, In 1920, the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy | ||||||
| 7 | (CB&Q) Railroad purchased 1,002 acres south of Galesburg for | ||||||
| 8 | the cost of $368,000 in order to build a lake to supply its | ||||||
| 9 | yards in Galesburg with water for steam locomotives and other | ||||||
| 10 | machines, equipment, and systems requiring large amounts of | ||||||
| 11 | water; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, In 1921, Lake Bracken was formed with the damming | ||||||
| 13 | of Brush Creek, with a surface area of 172 acres; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, Just two years later, the Knox County Country | ||||||
| 15 | Club approached CB&Q Railroad about the prospect of leasing | ||||||
| 16 | all 1,002 acres of the property to be used by the club; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, The Knox County Country Club was incorporated on | ||||||
| 18 | October 23, 1922; a lease was signed between the Knox County | ||||||
| 19 | Country Club and CB&Q Railroad, with the latter maintaining | ||||||
| 20 | all rights to pump water, on December 28, 1923; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, In 1930, a nine-hole golf course was ready for | ||||||
| 2 | play, with the back nine holes becoming ready for golfers in | ||||||
| 3 | 1951; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, The Country Club Board changed the name from the | ||||||
| 5 | Knox County Country Club to the Lake Bracken Country Club in | ||||||
| 6 | 1947; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, In 1974, Bracken Holdings, Inc. was formed to | ||||||
| 8 | formally purchase the property from CB&Q Railroad, following | ||||||
| 9 | years of declining revenue for the railroad that led to a stark | ||||||
| 10 | increase in lease fees in 1965; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, In the last 50 years, the Lake Bracken Country | ||||||
| 12 | Club has added a tennis court, a swimming pool, and a | ||||||
| 13 | bathhouse; the club's current clubhouse was completed and | ||||||
| 14 | opened for business in 1988; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, Outside of golf, the Lake Bracken Country Club | ||||||
| 16 | has a number of outdoor activities for recreation enthusiasts | ||||||
| 17 | to enjoy, including fishing, boating, ATV trails, hiking, a | ||||||
| 18 | playground, and sand volleyball courts; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, In July 2022, the Lake Bracken Country Club will | ||||||
| 20 | have a week-long celebration honoring that 100 years have | ||||||
| 21 | passed since the incorporation of the Knox County Country | ||||||
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| 1 | Club; therefore, be it
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| 2 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 3 | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 4 | we congratulate the Lake Bracken Country Club on its 100th | ||||||
| 5 | anniversary; and be it further
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| 6 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 7 | presented to the Lake Bracken Country Club and Bracken | ||||||
| 8 | Holdings, Inc. as an expression of our esteem and respect.
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