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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 the City of Hoopeston on | ||||||
| 4 | the occasion of its 150th anniversary; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Hoopeston was founded in northern Vermilion | ||||||
| 6 | County in July 1871 at the crossroads of two railroads, which | ||||||
| 7 | were the Chicago, Danville, and Vincennes Railroad, known | ||||||
| 8 | today as the C&EI, and the now-defunct Lafayette, Bloomington, | ||||||
| 9 | and Western Railroads; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Hoopeston was named after Thomas Hoopes, who | ||||||
| 11 | donated the land on which the railroads were built; by 1872, it | ||||||
| 12 | had grown to 70 buildings and a population of 245; and | ||||||
| 13 | WHEREAS, Hoopeston has had a proud history in the | ||||||
| 14 | agricultural business and in manufacturing, and the city still | ||||||
| 15 | possesses a canning factory and a can manufacturing factory; | ||||||
| 16 | and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Hoopeston was once known as the sweet corn | ||||||
| 18 | capital of the world; paying tribute to this tradition, it | ||||||
| 19 | hosts the National Sweetcorn Festival every Labor Day weekend; | ||||||
| 20 | in conjunction with the festival, it hosts the National | ||||||
| 21 | Sweetheart Pageant, which brings contestants to Hoopeston from | ||||||
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| 1 | across the United States; and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Hoopeston's sweet corn legacy is further honored | ||||||
| 3 | by the Hoopeston Area School District's nickname being the | ||||||
| 4 | Cornjerkers, which first emerged in the 1920s and has earned | ||||||
| 5 | the school district nationwide honors as one of the most | ||||||
| 6 | unique high school mascots; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Hoopeston is an ever evolving city and is adding | ||||||
| 8 | unique stores, re-establishing some of its historic buildings | ||||||
| 9 | into viable business options, and continuing to add different | ||||||
| 10 | types of businesses in the health field; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, To celebrate its sesquicentennial anniversary, | ||||||
| 12 | Hoopeston is holding a number of events and activities | ||||||
| 13 | starting at the end of May and culminating in a week-long | ||||||
| 14 | celebration from June 27 to July 3, 2021; therefore, be it
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| 15 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 16 | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 17 | we congratulate the City of Hoopeston on its 150th | ||||||
| 18 | anniversary; and be it further
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| 19 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 20 | presented to Hoopeston Mayor Bill Crusinberry as an expression | ||||||
| 21 | of our esteem and respect.
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