Bill Text: IL HR0006 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Edgar County on its bicentennial and honors the achievements of its citizens and its role in Illinois and U.S. history. Wishes Edgar County another 200 years of success.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-01-31 - Resolution Adopted [HR0006 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HR0006-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives wish to congratulate Edgar County on the | ||||||
| 4 | occasion of its 200th anniversary; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Edgar County was formed in 1823 and named for | ||||||
| 6 | John Edgar, one of its first judges and an Irish-born officer | ||||||
| 7 | in the British Royal Navy who resigned rather than fight | ||||||
| 8 | against Americans in the Revolutionary War; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Even before its organization, the region of Edgar | ||||||
| 10 | County played an important role in the history of Illinois and | ||||||
| 11 | the nation; in 1765, a famous treaty was agreed upon by Ottawa | ||||||
| 12 | Chief Pontiac and British representative George Croghan in a | ||||||
| 13 | formal peace council near Palermo or Hickory Grove in | ||||||
| 14 | northwestern Edgar County; the treaty ended the most | ||||||
| 15 | threatening Native American uprising against the British | ||||||
| 16 | following the French and Indian War; today, historical markers | ||||||
| 17 | in Edgar County commemorate this critical event in history; | ||||||
| 18 | and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Abraham Lincoln also had a strong connection to | ||||||
| 20 | Edgar County, as it was one of 14 counties in central Illinois | ||||||
| 21 | on the 8th Judicial Circuit that young Lincoln, in company of | ||||||
| 22 | other lawyers and judges, traveled on horseback to provide a | ||||||
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| 1 | court of law in county seats in the spring and fall from 1842 | ||||||
| 2 | to 1853; records show that Lincoln was engaged in 45 cases | ||||||
| 3 | during his circuit riding days in the county; in 2017, the | ||||||
| 4 | county was recognized as an official Looking for Lincoln site | ||||||
| 5 | by the Looking for Lincoln Heritage Coalition (LFLHC) and is | ||||||
| 6 | now encompassed in the Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area | ||||||
| 7 | (ALNHA); and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, In more recent history, Edgar County has been | ||||||
| 9 | home to a Nobel Prize winner, a Congressional Medal of Honor | ||||||
| 10 | winner, a comedy film series star, one of the nation's first | ||||||
| 11 | female brigadier generals, and a country music star; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Edgar County encompasses a total area of 624 | ||||||
| 13 | square miles in east central Illinois, includes the Cities of | ||||||
| 14 | Chrisman and Paris, the Villages of Brocton, Hume, Kansas, | ||||||
| 15 | Metcalf, Redmon, and Vermilion, 10 unincorporated communities, | ||||||
| 16 | and 15 townships, and is currently home to nearly 17,000 | ||||||
| 17 | Illinoisans; therefore, be it
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| 18 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 19 | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 20 | we congratulate Edgar County on its bicentennial and honor the | ||||||
| 21 | achievements of its citizens and its role in Illinois and U.S. | ||||||
| 22 | history; and be it further
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| 1 | RESOLVED, That we wish Edgar County another 200 years of | ||||||
| 2 | success; and be it further
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| 3 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 4 | presented to Edgar County as an expression of our esteem and | ||||||
| 5 | respect.
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