Full Text of HR0949 095th General Assembly
HR0949 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to acknowledge milestones events | 4 |
| in the State of Illinois; and
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| WHEREAS, The Village of Hanover Park will celebrate the | 6 |
| 50th anniversary of incorporation on August 14, 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, In the late 19th century, the area now known as | 8 |
| Hanover Park was a farm community centered around an area | 9 |
| called Ontarioville; its predominant feature was a pathway, | 10 |
| which was one of the earliest transportation corridors into the | 11 |
| northwest Chicago area; the pathway became Lake Street and a | 12 |
| parallel railway, the Chicago Milwaukee Railroad, was | 13 |
| eventually constructed; and
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| WHEREAS, The early 20th century brought a school and new | 15 |
| homes to the area; when the people of the area decided to form | 16 |
| a village, the name Hanover Park was selected, based on the | 17 |
| German farming heritage of the area and Hanover, Germany; and
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| WHEREAS, The Village will celebrate the incorporation | 19 |
| anniversary year with events throughout the year that include a | 20 |
| 50th Anniversary Dinner Dance, a Family Festival, a Fine Art | 21 |
| Fair, and a Tree Lighting Ceremony at Christmas; and
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| WHEREAS, The Village of Hanover Park believes in promoting | 2 |
| "Unity through Diversity", and it is the Village's objective | 3 |
| not to judge each other by physical characteristics, cultural | 4 |
| values, or philosophical differences, and the Village of | 5 |
| Hanover Park encourages people to understand, acknowledge, and | 6 |
| accept its diversity as a community; and | 7 |
| WHEREAS, Today the community has a population that exceeds | 8 |
| 38,000 persons, several business parks, and continuing growth; | 9 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 11 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 12 |
| congratulate the people of Hanover Park on the 50th anniversary | 13 |
| of incorporation and wish the community the best for the | 14 |
| future; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 |
| presented to Rodney Craig, Village President of Hanover Park.
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