Bill Text: IL HR0013 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Congratulates the citizens of the Village of Mundelein on the occasion of the village's 100th year of incorporation.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Passed) 2009-02-04 - Resolution Adopted [HR0013 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2009-HR0013-Introduced.html

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HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
Representatives are pleased to congratulate the citizens of the
Village of Mundelein on the occasion of the Village's 100th
year of incorporation on February 1, 2009; and
WHEREAS, The long and rich history of the Village of
Mundelein began in 1835, when Peter Shaddle, the area's first
known settler, built a log cabin on what is now the grounds of
St. Mary of the Lake Seminary; around the same time, a group of
English emigrants came to the area to escape the industrial
depression occurring in England; the tradesmen became farmers
and named their new community "Mechanics Grove" after the life
they left behind, building churches and schools and expanding
the settlement to the Diamond Lake area; and
WHEREAS, During the expansion of Mechanics Grove, a man by
the name of John Holcomb purchased a large tract of land in the
area and became active in the leadership of the rapidly
developing area; in his honor, the unincorporated community
changed its name to "Holcomb"; the area of Holcomb continued to
grow, gaining a railroad station and a post office; in February
of 1909, the Holcomb area became incorporated under the name of
"Rockefeller", in honor of railroad owner William Rockefeller;
and

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WHEREAS, The town of Rockefeller boasted grain elevators,
various stores and hotels, and the various amenities of a small
but active town, but didn't keep the new name very long; Arthur
Sheldon, an educational entrepreneur in town, bought 600 acres
to build a school for sales techniques, which attracted a peak
of 10,000 students, including many women, an unusual feat for
the times; the school flourished for a few years, and made such
an impact on the town that they accepted Sheldon's request in
July of 1909 to rename the newly incorporated Village to
"Area", an acronym for his sales school philosophy, "Ability,
Reliability, Endurance, and Action"; his school was to close
only a few years later; and
WHEREAS, In 1921, Archbishop (soon to be Cardinal) George
Mundelein of Chicago bought Arthur Sheldon's property and
authorized the construction of St. Mary's of the Lake Seminary,
a new $10 million construction project; to this day, the campus
remains a seminary and religious retreat for the Catholic
Archdiocese of Chicago, with facilities for up to 400 students;
in 1926, the 28th International Eucharist Conference, which was
held at the seminary, brought an estimated 500,000 people to
Area, a village of 500 people; in recognition of Cardinal
Mundelein's success with the new seminary, the village changed
its name again in 1924 to its current name, Mundelein; in
thanks, the Cardinal donated the Village's first new fire truck

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in 1925; the current Village Hall is the same structure today
that was built in 1929 with a few additions; and
WHEREAS, The following decades have brought the Village of
Mundelein great growth in its industry, business, and
population, who now look forward to adding great new chapters
to Mundelein's history in the decades to come; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
congratulate the citizens of the Village of Mundelein on the
occasion of the village's 100th year of incorporation and wish
them continued success and happiness in the future; and be it
further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to Kenneth H. Kessler, Mayor of the Village of
Mundelein, and the Mundelein Board of Trustees as a symbol of
our esteem and respect.