Bill Text: IL HR0244 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates the Belvidere Area Chamber of Commerce on its 100th anniversary.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-03-10 - Resolution Adopted [HR0244 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HR0244-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 and
applaud the Belvidere | ||||||
4 | Area Chamber of Commerce on its Centennial Anniversary; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Since 1915, the Belvidere Area Chamber of Commerce | ||||||
6 | has been providing valuable
services for its many members in | ||||||
7 | Boone County; to date, the Chamber's membership boasts over
350 | ||||||
8 | organizations, including major manufacturers like the Chrysler | ||||||
9 | Group, LLC, the Dean Foods
Company, and General Mills; and
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10 | WHEREAS, In its long and storied history in Boone County, | ||||||
11 | the Belvidere Area Chamber of
Commerce has remained as strong | ||||||
12 | and determined a "Voice of Business" today as it was at its
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13 | inception 100 years ago; and
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14 | WHEREAS, The Belvidere Area Chamber of Commerce has proven | ||||||
15 | to be an integral, prominent
part of the community; it is an | ||||||
16 | entirely voluntary organization of business and professional | ||||||
17 | men
and women who have joined together for the purpose of | ||||||
18 | promoting the civic and commercial
progress of the Belvidere | ||||||
19 | area; and
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20 | WHEREAS, The Belvidere Area Chamber of Commerce is a staple | ||||||
21 | organization of the county; it is connected in more
than one |
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1 | way to the residents of the community; and
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2 | WHEREAS, The Belvidere Area Chamber of Commerce is a proud | ||||||
3 | sponsor of various yearly events that help its members, not
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4 | only to network, but also to promote the interrelation of | ||||||
5 | various sectors of society; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Events like the Boone County Business Exposition, | ||||||
7 | the Annual Dinner, and Hometown
Christmas are just some of the | ||||||
8 | examples of the how the Belvidere Area Chamber of Commerce
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9 | helps promote, sustain, and foster a robust and innovative | ||||||
10 | economic climate in the region; and
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11 | WHEREAS, The Belvidere Area Chamber of Commerce is a member | ||||||
12 | of national and statewide
organizations, including the United | ||||||
13 | States Chamber of Commerce, the Illinois Chamber of
Commerce, | ||||||
14 | the Illinois Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives,
the | ||||||
15 | Illinois Retail Merchants Association, the National Federation | ||||||
16 | of Independent Business, the Northern Illinois
Tourism | ||||||
17 | Council, and the Belvidere Main Street Center; and
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18 | WHEREAS, The Belvidere Area Chamber of Commerce strives to | ||||||
19 | bring a better future to the residents and members, both big
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20 | and small, of the Belvidere Area by forging together | ||||||
21 | collaboration between volunteers, staff,
business, education, | ||||||
22 | and government that is a quintessential embodiment of all of |
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1 | the positive
qualities that can be found both in Boone County | ||||||
2 | and across the State; therefore, be it
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3 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
4 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
5 | congratulate the Belvidere Area Chamber of Commerce on the | ||||||
6 | momentous occasion of its 100th year of excellence and wish it | ||||||
7 | great success in the bright future that certainly awaits the | ||||||
8 | organization; and be it further
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9 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
10 | presented to the Belvidere Area Chamber of Commerce as a symbol | ||||||
11 | of our praise and commendation.
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