Full Text of HR0146 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, In the early years of the 20th century, the area | 3 | | now called Norridge had small truck farms, and in the 1930s and | 4 | | 1940s, it became a place with many riding stables, being near | 5 | | the forest preserves; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, On December 4th, 1948, a referendum incorporated | 7 | | Norridge with 1,675 residents and 80 acres of area that was | 8 | | bounded by Irving Park Road (originally Plank Road), Ozanam | 9 | | Avenue (originally Phillips Road), Montrose Avenue, and Harlem | 10 | | Avenue; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, The village doubled in size in 1954, and the | 12 | | population grew from 1,675 at incorporation to 15,251 in the | 13 | | 2020 census; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, A resident suggested the name "Norridge," with | 15 | | "Nor" from Norwood Park Township and "Ridge" from nearby Park | 16 | | Ridge; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, The first Village Board of Norridge was elected | 18 | | in February 1949 with Karl A. Kuchar as the village's first | 19 | | president, followed by Joseph Sieb being appointed president | 20 | | in November 1951 and serving in that position for 46 years | 21 | | until his death in 1998; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, After years of village board meetings in Village | 2 | | Clerk Harold Dierkes' home and public meetings in the Norwood | 3 | | Park volunteer fire house, Norridge Village Hall was | 4 | | constructed in 1954 and housed the Mayor and Village Clerk's | 5 | | offices and the Police Department office; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, The new village hall was dedicated in October of | 7 | | 1990 at the corner of Irving Park Road and Olcott Avenue; the | 8 | | original village hall was converted into an exclusive police | 9 | | facility; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, The Norridge Youth Activities (originally the | 11 | | Youth Activities of Norridge) was established in June of 1954 | 12 | | with the purpose of "social and recreational in the | 13 | | furtherance of which to have power to promote athletic | 14 | | activities for the youth of the Village of Norridge"; the | 15 | | organization was given national recognition with a plaque from | 16 | | President John F. Kennedy and Presidential Assistant Ralph H. | 17 | | Dungeon; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Not to be confused with the English community of | 19 | | Norwich (pronounced "Noritch"), Norridge is the only community | 20 | | in the world with that name; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, With terrific schools, infrastructure, and |
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| 1 | | community, Norridge is a phenomenal place to work, live, and | 2 | | raise a family; therefore, be it
| 3 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 4 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 5 | | we recognize the approaching 75th anniversary of the Village | 6 | | of Norridge and congratulate all residents and village | 7 | | officials on this momentous occasion of over half a century of | 8 | | incorporation; and be it further
| 9 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 10 | | delivered to Norridge Village President Daniel Tannhauser, | 11 | | Village Clerk Gabriela Krasinski, Trustee Donald Gelsomino, | 12 | | Trustee Bill Larson, Trustee Jack Bielak, Trustee Andrew | 13 | | Ronstadt, Trustee Debra J. Budnik, and Trustee Frank Avino Jr. | 14 | | to congratulate them on this significant anniversary and to | 15 | | wish them further years of success.
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