Bill Text: IL HR0879 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Petefish, Skiles & Co. Bank on its 150th anniversary.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-01-08 - Resolution Adopted [HR0879 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HR0879-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 Petefish, Skiles & Co. | ||||||
| 4 | Bank on the occasion of its 150th anniversary; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, The private banking firm of Petefish, Skiles & Co. | ||||||
| 6 | Bank opened its doors for business in Virginia, Illinois on | ||||||
| 7 | August 1, 1870 and has diligently served its customers for 150 | ||||||
| 8 | years; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Petefish, Skiles and Co. Bank is a locally-owned | ||||||
| 10 | community bank and is committed to helping residents and | ||||||
| 11 | businesses by serving the financial needs of Cass, Mason, and | ||||||
| 12 | Menard Counties; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Prominent local businessmen Samuel H. Petefish, | ||||||
| 14 | Ignatius Skiles, and Jacob Epler founded the firm with Richard | ||||||
| 15 | Elliott as cashier; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, On September 24, 1902, a charter was granted from | ||||||
| 17 | the State of Illinois to S.H. Petefish, L.A. Petefish, Matt | ||||||
| 18 | Yaple, and Oswell Skiles, incorporating the bank; the bank's | ||||||
| 19 | capital at that time was $60,000 and was one of the most | ||||||
| 20 | successful and substantial in the county; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Petefish, Skiles, & Co. Bank has continued to grow | ||||||
| 2 | into a dynamic company, accumulating over $210,000,000 in | ||||||
| 3 | assets in 150 years; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, Petefish, Skiles & Co. Bank is an active member of | ||||||
| 5 | the Community Bankers Association of Illinois (CBAI) and is | ||||||
| 6 | dedicated to CBAI's mission of keeping community banks | ||||||
| 7 | competitive for the benefit of their customers and the | ||||||
| 8 | communities they serve through delivery of quality education, | ||||||
| 9 | effective representation, and essential products and services; | ||||||
| 10 | and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Petefish, Skiles & Co. Bank has contributed to the | ||||||
| 12 | economic vitality of central Illinois, and they remain | ||||||
| 13 | dedicated to fulfilling the community banking needs of Cass, | ||||||
| 14 | Mason, and Menard Counties; therefore, be it
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| 15 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 16 | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 17 | we congratulate Petefish, Skiles & Co. Bank on its 150th | ||||||
| 18 | anniversary, and we wish them many more successful years; and | ||||||
| 19 | be it further
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| 20 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 21 | presented to Petefish, Skiles & Co. Bank as a symbol of our | ||||||
| 22 | respect and esteem.
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