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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the |
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| State of Illinois are pleased to recognize the sesquicentennial |
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| of the village of Tolono; and
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| WHEREAS, The original town of Tolono plat was filed on |
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| October 17, 1856; the first post office was established on June |
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| 8, 1857; on February 9, 1866, the "Rules of the Town Council of |
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| the Town of Tolono" were passed and G. W. Burr was elected |
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| President of the Board of Trustees of the village of Tolono; it |
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| wasn't until April 1, 1873, that Tolono was incorporated even |
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| though the village voted to incorporate on December 2, 1865; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, With two major railroads intersecting in Tolono, |
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| at one point in time the village was one of the largest |
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| switching points in the world; the "rails" have brought |
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| Presidents to Tolono; train buffs and enthusiasts have traveled |
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| to Tolono for years to photograph and observe trains; Willard |
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| Airport, located in Tolono Township, has brought celebrities |
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| and dignitaries as well as Presidents to the Champaign County |
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| area; and
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| WHEREAS, Tolono is the home of an historical marker on |
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| Route 45, which marks the time when President-Elect Abraham |
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| Lincoln was traveling to Washington, D.C., by rail for his |
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| inauguration; although he had previously traveled through |
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| Tolono several times, February 11, 1861, was significant, |
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| because that is when President Lincoln gave his last formal |
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| address in the State of Illinois; and
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| WHEREAS, The village of Tolono will celebrate its 150th |
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| anniversary on June 17, 23, and 24, 2006; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |