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 1                          HOUSE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS,   2003   marks   the   Sesquicentennial   (150th
 3    Anniversary) of the City of Kankakee and Kankakee County; and

 4        WHEREAS, In  1853,  civil  engineers  from  the  Illinois
 5    Central  Railroad  charted  the  path  extending the railroad
 6    south from Chicago, causing  the  rapid  development  of  the
 7    Kankakee  River  Valley  and  setting  the  rich agricultural
 8    foundation that made the area part of the breadbasket for the
 9    world; and

10        WHEREAS, As the industrial age progressed, numerous firms
11    found that the Kankakee River Valley was  a  great  place  to
12    prosper; and

13        WHEREAS,  The  diversity  of  the  community  adds to the
14    strength and the diversity of the economy; and

15        WHEREAS, Kankakee County  schools  have  enthusiastically
16    sent  representatives  to  proudly  compete  and  return with
17    championship awards in basketball,  football,  tennis,  golf,
18    music, and dance; and

19        WHEREAS,  Kankakee  County  is  the  proud  home of three
20    former Illinois governors; and

21        WHEREAS, Kankakee County  hosts  numerous  festivals  and
22    events  and  hosts the Chicago Bears summer camp; Kankakee is
23    also home  to  the  championship  power  boat  races  on  the
24    Kankakee  River,  which  is one of the best fishing rivers in
25    the State  and  winds  through  the  beautiful  and  historic
26    Kankakee River State Park; and

27        WHEREAS,  Kankakee  County  is  culturally  rich with the
28    treasure of a symphony orchestra, municipal band,  two  Frank
29    Lloyd   Wright   houses   inside  an  architecturally  unique
30    historical district on  the  National  Register  of  Historic
 
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 1    Places,  a  community  theater,  several  museums,  and a new
 2    library soon to open in downtown Kankakee; therefore, be it

 3        RESOLVED,  BY  THE  HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES   OF   THE
 4    NINETY-THIRD  GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
 5    we congratulate the City of Kankakee and Kankakee  County  on
 6    their 150th anniversary; and be it further

 7        RESOLVED,  That  a  suitable  copy  of this resolution be
 8    presented to the Mayor  of  Kankakee  and  the  County  Board
 9    Chairman of Kankakee County.