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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the General Assembly are pleased to
3 recognize milestone occasions in the State of Illinois; and
 
4     WHEREAS, The City of Elgin was willed a tract of land in
5 far west Elgin in 1903 and built a golf course on this land in
6 1907, naming it Wing Park Golf Course; and
 
7     WHEREAS, The City of Elgin opened the golf course for play
8 by the public in 1908 and has continuously owned and operated
9 it since 1908; and
 
10     WHEREAS, The Wing Park Golf Course is the oldest nine hole
11 municipal golf course in the State of Illinois; and
 
12     WHEREAS, The Wing Park Golf Course hosted the Illinois
13 National Guard Encampment in 1909 and 1911; and
 
14     WHEREAS,the City of Elgin Historic Commission has
15 recognized the Wing Park Golf Course as a Historic Place and
16 the National Registry of Historic Places has recognized the
17 Wing Park Golf Course as a National Historic Place; and
 
18     WHEREAS, The City of Elgin continues to maintain the Wing
19 Park Golf Course for the use and benefit of citizens throughout

 

 

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1 the northeastern Illinois region; therefore, be it
 
2     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL
3 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
4 CONCURRING HEREIN, that we offer our congratulations to the
5 people of Elgin as they celebrate this momentous occasion; and
6 be it further
 
7     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
8 presented to a representative of Wing Park Golf Course as a
9 symbol of our respect.