Bill Text: IL HR0098 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates the residents of the City of Wheaton on the occasion of the city's sesquicentennial anniversary.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2009-02-20 - Resolution Adopted [HR0098 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-HR0098-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives are pleased to congratulate the residents of | ||||||
| 4 | the City of Wheaton on the occasion of the city's | ||||||
| 5 | sesquicentennial anniversary on February 24, 2009; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Erastus Gary, along with Warren and Jesse Wheaton, | ||||||
| 7 | traveled from the eastern city of Pomfret, Connecticut to | ||||||
| 8 | present day Wheaton in the years 1837 and 1838; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, The founding fathers of Wheaton made a deal with | ||||||
| 10 | the railroad, securing a line to pass through the area, by | ||||||
| 11 | offering free land to the Galena Chicago Union Railroad; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, The railroad named the small town Wheaton; Wheaton | ||||||
| 13 | was incorporated as a village on February 24, 1859, with Warren | ||||||
| 14 | Wheaton serving as its first president; in 1890, Wheaton was | ||||||
| 15 | incorporated as a city; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Since 1867 Wheaton has been the seat of the DuPage | ||||||
| 17 | County government; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, On February 17, 2005 the City of Wheaton became a | ||||||
| 19 | City of ONE, joining the global movement to fight AIDS and stop | ||||||
| 20 | poverty; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, the City of Wheaton has been recognized for | ||||||
| 2 | twenty-two years by the National Arbor Day Foundation as "Tree | ||||||
| 3 | City U.S.A." for its tree program; therefore, be it
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| 4 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 5 | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 6 | congratulate the residents of the City of Wheaton on the | ||||||
| 7 | occasion of the city's sesquicentennial anniversary and wish | ||||||
| 8 | them continued success and happiness in the future; and be it | ||||||
| 9 | further
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| 10 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 11 | presented to Michael Gresk, Mayor of the City of Wheaton, as a | ||||||
| 12 | symbol of our esteem and respect.
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