Bill Text: IL HR0541 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Recognizes the 50th anniversary of the Sugar Grove Corn Boil.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2017-08-16 - Resolution Adopted [HR0541 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HR0541-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
recognize the Sugar Grove Corn Boil on | ||||||
| 4 | the occasion of its 50th anniversary and on its tradition of | ||||||
| 5 | fostering a community
spirit and supporting charitable causes; | ||||||
| 6 | and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, The first Corn Boil was organized in 1967 by the
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| 8 | Young Adults Club for the purpose of raising funds to erect a
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| 9 | new street lamp for the local community; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, The original Corn Boil used corn grown in, and
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| 11 | around, the local community; it was then cooked using a vintage
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| 12 | steam engine to boil large tubs of water; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, The Corn Boil began to grow quickly, and over the
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| 14 | following years, it became more and more popular; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, Seeing this growth, the Young Adults Club was
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| 16 | reorganized, becoming the Sugar Grove Community Group in order
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| 17 | to retain senior members while attracting new members for the
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| 18 | purpose of continuing fundraising projects, including the Corn
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| 19 | Boil; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, In 1985, volunteers from around the community
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| 1 | built a pavilion for the Corn Boil using donated materials; and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, In 2000 and 2004, the Corn Boil was extended,
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| 3 | first to a two-day event, and subsequently, to a three-day | ||||||
| 4 | event
to keep up with its popularity and growth; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Today, the Sugar Grove Corn Boil has grown into a
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| 6 | four-day event that is attended by up to 35,000 people a year
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| 7 | with dozens of attractions, including live music, carnival
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| 8 | rides, local vendors, fireworks show, car show, 5K run, beer | ||||||
| 9 | garden, carnival, parade, bingo, and many others exciting | ||||||
| 10 | events; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, The 2017 Sugar Grove Corn Boil seeks to raise
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| 12 | awareness of Autism and will be dedicated to Giant Steps' | ||||||
| 13 | Canopy
Adult Services Program (CASP), a program dedicated to | ||||||
| 14 | providing
day programs to adult individuals on the autism | ||||||
| 15 | spectrum; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, The Sugar Grove Corn Boil, after 50 years of
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| 17 | operation, still continues in the tradition of community
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| 18 | fundraising and charity to worthy and noble causes that its
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| 19 | founders began; therefore, be it
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| 20 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 21 | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
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| 1 | recognize the Sugar Grove Corn Boil on its
50th anniversary, | ||||||
| 2 | and we wish it 50 more years of success
and continued growth; | ||||||
| 3 | and be it further
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| 4 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be sent
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| 5 | to the organizers of the Sugar Grove Corn Boil.
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