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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, Kendall County was formed on February 19, 1841 out
3of portions of neighboring LaSalle County and Kane County and
4is located in the lower Fox River Valley; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Kendall County is made up of 9 townships: Oswego,
6Bristol, Little Rock, Na Au Say, Kendall, Fox, Big Grove,
7Lisbon, and Seward; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Today, Kendall County is home to or contains part
9of numerous cities, villages, hamlets, and unincorporated
10areas, including Sandwich, Plano, Little Rock, Bristol,
11Montgomery, Aurora, Boulder Hill, Plainfield, Joliet, Minooka,
12Plattville, Lisbon, Millbrook, Millington, Helmar, the former
13county seat, Oswego, and the current county seat, Yorkville;
14and
 
15    WHEREAS, Kendall County was originally to be named Orange
16County after the area of upstate New York where many original
17settlers came from; the Illinois General Assembly amended the
18name to Kendall County after Amos Kendall, the eighth
19Postmaster General of the United States; and
 
20    WHEREAS, Kendall County was the fastest growing county in
21the United States between 2000 and 2010, increasing in size

 

 

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1from 54,544 to 114,736 with a population growth rate of 110.4%;
2and
 
3    WHEREAS, Kendall County continues to grow and develop
4through the efforts of local governments, citizens, and
5businesses; and
 
6    WHEREAS, This year, Kendall County and its 121,530
7residents in north-eastern Illinois are celebrating the
8county's 175th anniversary; therefore, be it
 
9    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
10NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
11congratulate the citizens of Kendall County on the celebration
12of the county's 175th anniversary and wish them success and
13happiness in the future; and be it further
 
14    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
15presented to all 10 members of the Kendall County Board in
16recognition of this joyous occasion.