Full Text of HR0860 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate the Lake Bracken Country | 4 | | Club on the occasion of its 100th anniversary on October 23, | 5 | | 2022; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, In 1920, the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy | 7 | | (CB&Q) Railroad purchased 1,002 acres south of Galesburg for | 8 | | the cost of $368,000 in order to build a lake to supply its | 9 | | yards in Galesburg with water for steam locomotives and other | 10 | | machines, equipment, and systems requiring large amounts of | 11 | | water; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, In 1921, Lake Bracken was formed with the damming | 13 | | of Brush Creek, with a surface area of 172 acres; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Just two years later, the Knox County Country | 15 | | Club approached CB&Q Railroad about the prospect of leasing | 16 | | all 1,002 acres of the property to be used by the club; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, The Knox County Country Club was incorporated on | 18 | | October 23, 1922; a lease was signed between the Knox County | 19 | | Country Club and CB&Q Railroad, with the latter maintaining | 20 | | all rights to pump water, on December 28, 1923; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, In 1930, a nine-hole golf course was ready for | 2 | | play, with the back nine holes becoming ready for golfers in | 3 | | 1951; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, The Country Club Board changed the name from the | 5 | | Knox County Country Club to the Lake Bracken Country Club in | 6 | | 1947; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, In 1974, Bracken Holdings, Inc. was formed to | 8 | | formally purchase the property from CB&Q Railroad, following | 9 | | years of declining revenue for the railroad that led to a stark | 10 | | increase in lease fees in 1965; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, In the last 50 years, the Lake Bracken Country | 12 | | Club has added a tennis court, a swimming pool, and a | 13 | | bathhouse; the club's current clubhouse was completed and | 14 | | opened for business in 1988; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Outside of golf, the Lake Bracken Country Club | 16 | | has a number of outdoor activities for recreation enthusiasts | 17 | | to enjoy, including fishing, boating, ATV trails, hiking, a | 18 | | playground, and sand volleyball courts; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, In July 2022, the Lake Bracken Country Club will | 20 | | have a week-long celebration honoring that 100 years have | 21 | | passed since the incorporation of the Knox County Country |
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| 1 | | Club; therefore, be it
| 2 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 3 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 4 | | we congratulate the Lake Bracken Country Club on its 100th | 5 | | anniversary; and be it further
| 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 | | presented to the Lake Bracken Country Club and Bracken | 8 | | Holdings, Inc. as an expression of our esteem and respect.
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