SR0657 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, Peabody Energy, the world's largest coal company, strives to provide energy security, economic growth, and environmental solutions for citizens of the State of Illinois and the world; and

WHEREAS, Peabody has been a worldwide leader in safety; and

WHEREAS, Peabody is the most recognized company among its peers for sustainability and corporate responsibility; and

WHEREAS, Peabody is a global leader in advancing new, environmentally responsible uses for clean coal; and

WHEREAS, Peabody creates thousands of skilled jobs and billions of dollars in annual economic benefits in communities it serves through good environmental stewardship, community involvement, and corporate contributions; and

WHEREAS, Francis Peabody founded Peabody Energy in Chicago, opened the company's first mines in Williamson County, and partnered with Commonwealth Edison founder Samuel Insull to create the Illinois electricity grid and bring power to millions of Midwesterners; and

WHEREAS, Francis Peabody's Mayslake Peabody Estate in Oak Brook attracts thousands of visitors to the State and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places; and

WHEREAS, Peabody is helping drive the next generation of clean coal projects such as the Prairie State Energy Campus in Southern Illinois; and

WHEREAS, Peabody is a recognized leader of the S&P 500 and has been repeatedly named among Fortune Magazine's "Most Admired Companies"; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we designate the date of May 29, 2008 as Peabody Energy 125th Anniversary Celebration Day in the State of Illinois; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the Peabody Energy Corporation as a symbol of our esteem and respect.