Full Text of HR0313 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to acknowledge the devastation that took | 4 | | place in the Village of Sherman when a category 2 tornado | 5 | | touched down on March 31, 2023; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, At 5:54 pm, the National Weather Service in | 7 | | Lincoln reported that a tornado was spotted 20 miles | 8 | | west-southwest of Sherman, moving eastward from Morgan County, | 9 | | where tornadoes had been reported 30 minutes prior; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, The tornado traveled through Sherman, causing | 11 | | damage to structures and a subdivision along the Interstate 55 | 12 | | Business Loop, over the course of approximately 5.5 miles; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, The tornado damaged 30 to 40 homes, destroyed | 14 | | numerous trees and power lines, and produced a gas leak, but | 15 | | thankfully, no one was injured or killed; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, The tornado continued its course and struck the | 17 | | Walker Standardbreds horse stable, severely damaging several | 18 | | barns on the property and scattering horses; while it was | 19 | | initially reported that 32 horses were missing, all horses | 20 | | were eventually located thanks to the efforts of community | 21 | | members joining staff in finding and recovering the animals; |
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The tornado was the result of a strong, | 3 | | low-pressure system that moved through the Midwest for much of | 4 | | the day on Friday, leading to several lines of storms with | 5 | | winds topping at 130 mph; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, While the tornado was devastating to parts of | 7 | | Sherman, residents have remained strong and resilient, helping | 8 | | one another to restore order and rebuild; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 10 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 11 | | we acknowledge the destruction to the Village of Sherman due | 12 | | to a category 2 tornado that struck on March 31, 2023; and be | 13 | | it further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That we recognize the efforts and hard work of | 15 | | first responders, including members of the Sherman Police | 16 | | Department and the Sherman Area Fire District, and community | 17 | | members, in helping those affected by the storm; and be it | 18 | | further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That we wish those affected by the storm the | 20 | | best in their efforts to rebuild; and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to Trevor J. Clatfelter, the Mayor of the Village of | 3 | | Sherman, as a sign of our esteem and respect.
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