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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The cornerstone for the Kankakee County
3 Courthouse was placed on October 2, 1909; the building was
4 designed by architect Zachary Taylor Davis and constructed by
5 W.F. Stillwell; and
 
6     WHEREAS, The County Board of the County of Kankakee formed
7 the Kankakee County Historic Preservation Commission on April
8 10, 2007; the Commission recommended to the Kankakee County
9 Board that the Kankakee County Courthouse be designated a
10 Kankakee County Landmark; and
 
11     WHEREAS, On July 14, 2009 a resolution was passed by the
12 Kankakee County Board designating the Kankakee County
13 Courthouse the first official Kankakee County historic
14 landmark; and
 
15     WHEREAS, On October 4, 2009 the celebration of the
16 Centennial of the laying of the cornerstone of the Kankakee
17 County Courthouse will be held; therefore, be it
 
18     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
19 NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
20 proclaim October 4, 2009 as Kankakee County Courthouse
21 Centennial Day in the State of Illinois; and be it further
 

 

 

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1     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
2 presented to the Kankakee County Clerk as a symbol of our
3 respect.