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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to congratulate the citizens of
4 Carol Stream as they celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the
5 Village; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Carol Stream was incorporated on January 5, 1959
7 as an Illinois Municipal Corporation; the community was founded
8 by Jay Stream and named after his daughter, Carol, who had
9 recently survived a serious vehicle accident; and
 
10     WHEREAS, The Village consists of a business and industrial
11 sector with over 1,000 businesses; there are excellent schools,
12 a full-service public library, an award-winning park district,
13 and a profession fire protection district that serves the over
14 41,500 residents; and
 
15     WHEREAS, In 1962 the Carol Stream Library opened in the
16 former location of the Village Hall; and
 
17     WHEREAS, In 1969 the Park Board of Carol Stream named
18 Armstrong Park, the Aldrin Center, and the Collins Pool after
19 the historic Apollo 11 astronauts; and
 
20     WHEREAS, Carol Stream, as a local government has firmly

 

 

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1 established a proven reputation for championing
2 intergovernmental cooperation with township, county, state and
3 federal governments as well as area non-governmental
4 organizations that have served the area well in addressing
5 local and regional challenges; and
 
6     WHEREAS, The Carol Stream community will celebrate its
7 notable accomplishments throughout 2009, its Golden Jubilee
8 Year and continue its legacy of innovative local government,
9 community/volunteer service, responsible decision-making, a
10 respect for the rule of law and governing standards and an
11 ongoing commitment to intergovernmental cooperation to
12 successfully meet the many 21st century challenges it faces now
13 and in the future; therefore, be it
 
14     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
15 NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
16 congratulate the citizens of Carol Stream and wish them the
17 best in the future; and be it further
 
18     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
19 presented to the Mayor of Carol Stream, Frank Saverino, Sr., as
20 a symbol of our respect.