Full Text of HR0335 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Sangamon County on the | 4 | | occasion of its bicentennial anniversary on January 30, 2021; | 5 | | and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Sangamon County was established by an act of the | 7 | | Illinois General Assembly on January 30, 1821; at that time, | 8 | | it was subdivided from Madison and Bond counties and was one of | 9 | | only 33 counties in Illinois; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Sangamon County was named for the Sangamon River, | 11 | | which runs through it; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, The Kelley Family, Elisha, John, Henry, and their | 13 | | relatives, are usually considered the first Europeans to live | 14 | | in the boundaries of what is now Springfield; John Kelley, who | 15 | | arrived in Sangamon County in the spring of 1819, built a cabin | 16 | | in 1821 near what is now Second and Jefferson streets that was | 17 | | used as the first Sangamon County courthouse; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Springfield was confirmed as the permanent county | 19 | | seat in 1825 following the Illinois General Assembly's | 20 | | decision to reduce Sangamon County's boundaries for the first | 21 | | time; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Since 1821, Sangamon County and its residents | 2 | | have played a vital role in the State's history and the | 3 | | country's history and has been home to many notable residents | 4 | | and events; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, The bicentennial anniversary of Sangamon County | 6 | | is an opportunity to reflect on the past 200 years and | 7 | | celebrate the many cultural, political, economic, and academic | 8 | | contributions made by the county and its residents to the | 9 | | state, the nation, and the world; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Today, Sangamon County is known as a model of | 11 | | good government practices and for providing timely and | 12 | | efficient services to the residents; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Sangamon County has demonstrated its ability to | 14 | | offer good stewardship of taxpayer dollars by maintaining low | 15 | | taxes on its residents while also making investments for the | 16 | | future; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Sangamon County has been a leader on critical | 18 | | public works projects, including the 10th Street Rail | 19 | | Consolidation project in Springfield, which has been | 20 | | recognized as one of the top public works projects in the | 21 | | nation due in part to the county's leadership at shepherding |
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| 1 | | this project along with other community partners; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The Illinois House of Representatives is honored | 3 | | to conduct the business of the people of the State of Illinois | 4 | | in Sangamon County, the home county of President Abraham | 5 | | Lincoln, and looks forward to many more years of success to | 6 | | come; therefore, be it
| 7 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 8 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 9 | | we congratulate Sangamon County on the occasion of its | 10 | | bicentennial and send our best wishes for the future to the | 11 | | people and leaders of Sangamon County; and be it further
| 12 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 | | presented to the Chairman of the Sangamon County Board and all | 14 | | Sangamon County Board Members as a symbol of our esteem and | 15 | | respect.
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