HR0806 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HR0806 LRB101 20953 ECR 70963 r

HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, Installed in 1957, the 309 area code is a telephone area code serving the west-central portion of Illinois; and

WHEREAS, The 309 area code encompasses over 18 counties and covers cities such as Bloomington, Canton, East Moline, East Peoria, Galesburg, Kewanee, Macomb, Minonk, Moline, Morton, Normal, Pekin, Peoria, Rock Island, Silvis, and many other communities within the western part of central Illinois; and

WHEREAS, Over one million people live in the 309 area code and it is home to over 20 universities; and

WHEREAS, Some of the world's best soil is located in the 309 area code, and the agricultural workers in that area work hard year after year to provide for their communities and the State of Illinois; and

WHEREAS, The 309 area code is home to the Morton Pumpkin Festival, the East Peoria Festival of Lights, the Pekin Marigold Festival, the Annual Rubber Duck Race in Galesburg, and other exciting events; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we declare March 9, 2020 as "309 Day" in the State of Illinois to celebrate the great things happening in the 309 area code and the great people who live there.