Bill Text: IL HR1382 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Recognizes the Streamwood Park District on its 50th anniversary.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-11-15 - Resolution Adopted [HR1382 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HR1382-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 50th anniversary of the | ||||||
| 4 | Streamwood Park District; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, In 1966, a referendum was passed by voters | ||||||
| 6 | creating the Streamwood Park District, and soon after, the | ||||||
| 7 | first meeting of the newly elected Streamwood Park District | ||||||
| 8 | Board of Commissioners was held; those commissioners were Merle | ||||||
| 9 | A. Bonora Jr. (President), Donald R. Bruhms, Eileen | ||||||
| 10 | Lewandowski, J. Douglas McDonald, and Hal Slater | ||||||
| 11 | (Vice-President); and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, In the late 1970s, a contest was conducted by the | ||||||
| 13 | Streamwood Park District to offer residents an opportunity to | ||||||
| 14 | rename a park in honor of the Village of Streamwood's 25th | ||||||
| 15 | anniversary; LaSalle Park was renamed "Anniversary Park" and | ||||||
| 16 | Miller-McCool Park was renamed "Kiddie Corner Park"; other | ||||||
| 17 | parks had minor name changes; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, In 1974, Gertrude Odlum donated the one-room | ||||||
| 19 | schoolhouse on her property to the Streamwood Park District; in | ||||||
| 20 | 1975, the schoolhouse was moved to its location on Parkside | ||||||
| 21 | Circle and the Bicentennial Commission took charge of its | ||||||
| 22 | restoration; in 1976, the Streamwood Historical Society was | ||||||
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| 1 | born; in 1991, the schoolhouse was moved again to the Hoosier | ||||||
| 2 | Grove Campus; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, Throughout the history of the Streamwood Park | ||||||
| 4 | District, the board of commissioners and the staff have always | ||||||
| 5 | strived to provide the best product and services to area | ||||||
| 6 | residents; therefore, be it
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| 7 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 8 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 9 | recognize the 50th anniversary of the Streamwood Park District | ||||||
| 10 | and we wish it many more years of success; and be it further
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| 11 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 12 | presented to Streamwood Park District Executive Director | ||||||
| 13 | Dennis Stein.
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