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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, Dustin Shuler, world renowned sculptor, was
3 commissioned to showcase his works in the Cermak Plaza in
4 Berwyn; and
 
5     WHEREAS, The Spindle was erected for public display in 1989
6 by Dustin Shuler; and
 
7     WHEREAS, The Spindle has become recognized worldwide as an
8 icon of American culture; and
 
9     WHEREAS, The Spindle has brought significant notoriety and
10 economic prosperity to Berwyn due to its inclusion in the movie
11 Wayne's World, in books such as Oddball America by Jerome
12 Pohlen, travel guides, and such Internet sites as Roadside
13 America.com, as well as being featured by the Illinois Bureau
14 of Tourism on their promotional posters; and
 
15     WHEREAS, The Spindle has become a symbol of the landscape
16 of the City of Berwyn; tourists, business patrons, and
17 residents have come to revere the Spindle as a thought
18 provoking sculpture that evokes emotion; and
 
19     WHEREAS, Concordia Realty Management has declared their
20 intent to remove the sculpture for future commercial

 

 

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2     WHEREAS, The City of Berwyn has recently embarked on a
3 marketing campaign to draw new residents that value fine arts,
4 culture, and a rewarding urban lifestyle; therefore, be it
 
5     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL
6 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we urge the City of
7 Berwyn and Concordia Realty Management to find a way through
8 negotiation to keep the Spindle as a permanent part of the
9 Berwyn landscape at the Cermak Plaza; and be it further
 
10     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
11 presented to a representative of Concordia Realty Management
12 and to the Berwyn City Council.