Bill Text: IL HR0802 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates the people of Hazel Crest on the Village's centennial.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2012-02-22 - Resolution Adopted [HR0802 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-HR0802-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 people of Hazel | ||||||
| 4 | Crest on the Village's centennial; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, In 1890, William McClintock purchased 80 acres of | ||||||
| 6 | land between Homewood and Harvey; he platted the land and | ||||||
| 7 | registered it as South Harvey; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, A depot was built, opening up transportation to | ||||||
| 9 | Chicago and beyond; the depot later served as a real estate | ||||||
| 10 | office, a public meeting place, a Sunday school room, a day | ||||||
| 11 | school, and eventually the post office; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, After being annexed by Homewood, the community | ||||||
| 13 | fought back, and led a campaign to de-annex from Homewood; a | ||||||
| 14 | petition drive changed the name to Hazel Crest, due to the | ||||||
| 15 | rolling nature of the land and the abundance of hazelnut | ||||||
| 16 | bushes; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, In 1912, the citizens voted for incorporation; a | ||||||
| 18 | municipal service, a volunteer fire department, a public | ||||||
| 19 | school, and St. Anne Catholic Church all soon came about after | ||||||
| 20 | incorporation; the Illinois Central Railroad later built the | ||||||
| 21 | Markham freight yards, bringing Polish, Italian, and Serbian | ||||||
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| 1 | workers into Hazel Crest; and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The Village added many subdivisions, including | ||||||
| 3 | Pottawatomie Hills, Highlands, Pacesetter, Appletree, Village | ||||||
| 4 | West, Dynasty Lake, and several upscale developments over the | ||||||
| 5 | years; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, The 2010 census places the population of Hazel | ||||||
| 7 | Crest at 14,100; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, The community was one of the first to have a Human | ||||||
| 9 | Relations Commission, now known as the Community Relations | ||||||
| 10 | Commission; the Village has also been recognized for the | ||||||
| 11 | volunteer spirit of its residents with 2 Governor's Home Town | ||||||
| 12 | Awards; therefore, be it
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| 13 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 14 | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 15 | we congratulate the people of Hazel Crest and wish them | ||||||
| 16 | continued good health and happiness for years to come; and be | ||||||
| 17 | it further
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| 18 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 19 | presented to Hazel Crest Mayor Dr. Robert B. Donaldson
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| 20 | symbol of our respect and esteem.
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