Bill Text: IL HR0610 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Declares October 22, 2017 as "Polish Highlander Day" in the State of Illinois.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-10-26 - Resolution Adopted [HR0610 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HR0610-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Throughout history, Polish
Highlanders have faced | ||||||
| 3 | numerous hardships; whether it was rugged country, difficult | ||||||
| 4 | climate, nonproductive
soil, or oppressive invaders they | ||||||
| 5 | persevered, and in doing so, formed a unique culture with a | ||||||
| 6 | distinct dialect,
agropastoral farming practices, | ||||||
| 7 | architecture, dress, music, cuisine, and mindset; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Polish
Highlanders emigrated to Chicago as part of | ||||||
| 9 | the
great Polish emigration; their wide-ranging skills were in | ||||||
| 10 | high demand in the city's stockyards, and they joined the | ||||||
| 11 | growing communities that were centered around their local | ||||||
| 12 | parishes; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, With the outbreak of World War I, Polish | ||||||
| 14 | Highlanders heeded the call to arms and sacrificed blood for | ||||||
| 15 | freedom and independence; after the war, they returned to | ||||||
| 16 | participate in the economic boom that took place in America; | ||||||
| 17 | and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, During World War II, Polish Highlanders rebelled | ||||||
| 19 | with
the Polish nation and fought the German Nazis as partisan | ||||||
| 20 | freedom fighters; after the war, the imposition of
communism | ||||||
| 21 | upon Poland was widely rejected and many
Highlanders again | ||||||
| 22 | emigrated to America; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Polish Highlanders have contributed to the | ||||||
| 2 | economy of Illinois in construction, maintenance services, | ||||||
| 3 | transportation, education, military, government, religion, and | ||||||
| 4 | medicine; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Polish Highlanders have embraced life in the | ||||||
| 6 | Chicago
area while maintaining their rich cultural dress, | ||||||
| 7 | music, and cuisine; today the community is concentrated in
the | ||||||
| 8 | southwest metro area of greater Chicagoland and is estimated to | ||||||
| 9 | be 100,000 persons strong; therefore, be it
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| 10 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 11 | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 12 | declare October 4, 2017 as "Polish Highlander Day" in the State | ||||||
| 13 | of Illinois.
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