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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, In 2016, CITGO will host the CITGO 90th
3Anniversary Celebration of its Lemont refinery; and
 
4    WHEREAS, One of the most iconic retail brands in the United
5States, CITGO has built its reputation on providing quality
6products and dependable services for people on the go; over the
7years, the company has helped keep the economy strong, not only
8with products such as gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel,
9lubricants, refined waxes, petrochemicals, and asphalt, but
10also through the hardworking people who refine, market, and
11transport them; and
 
12    WHEREAS, CITGO began as Lemont Refinery Services in 1925;
13the company employs over 800 employees and contractors with an
14average annual economic impact on Will County of $270 million;
15and
 
16    WHEREAS, Caring about the communities where the people of
17CITGO live and work is the foundation of the company's efforts
18to serve as a good corporate neighbor, from environmental
19programs such as the Lemont Heritage Quarries Recreation Area
20Restoration Project, a $250,000 investment which has drawn
21hundreds of volunteers to restore this historic natural habitat
22and promote environmental stewardship so that it is accessible

 

 

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1to residents and students, to social programs like the Lemont
2Community Center, with total contributions of $500,000 and
3impacting approximately 100,000 area residents with social
4services programs such as a food pantry and meals for senior
5citizens; and
 
6    WHEREAS, The TeamCITGO volunteer organization, comprised
7of employees and their families, donate 2,000 hours annually to
8charitable organizations and have raised over $1 million that
9together have impacted 46 local charities and 113 programs for
10the United Way of Will County; since 2008, CITGO has raised
11over $4 million to support the Muscular Dystrophy Association,
12an organization that is seeking a cure for neuromuscular
13degeneration in young people and adults; therefore, be it
 
14    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
15NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
16recognize CITGO for its many significant contributions to the
17citizens of Illinois and urges the citizens of our State to
18join us in congratulating CITGO on the 90th anniversary of its
19Lemont refinery; and be it further
 
20    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
21presented to CITGO as a symbol of our respect and esteem.