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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The Village of Lisle is celebrating 50 years of 
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incorporation in 2006; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Migrants from New England, New York, 
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Pennsylvania, and Ohio began arriving in 1832; James and Luther 
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Hatch, two brothers, settled in the area after the Blackhawk 
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War to began the farming community; in 1835, Alonzo B. 
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Chatfield suggested naming the area for Lisle, New York; and in 
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the 1840s, several German-speaking farmers from the Alsace 
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region of France settled in Lisle; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Lisle township is the oldest settlement in DuPage 
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County; and
 
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    WHEREAS, The trains first  came through Lisle in 1863 when 
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the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad finished the tracks 
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between Chicago and Aurora; fire destroyed the first depot, but 
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it was rebuilt in 1874; today the depot, the Beaubien Tavern, 
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and other historic buildings from the past are located in the 
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Lisle Station Park museum complex; and
 
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    WHEREAS, In 1901, St. Procopius College and Academy, now 
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known separately as Benedictine University and Benet Academy, 
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relocated from Chicago and moved to Lisle; in 1922, Joy Morton, 
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founder of the Morton Salt Company, formally established an 
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arboretum for scientific research in horticulture and 
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agriculture at the northern edge of the city; today the Morton 
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Arboretum draws over 300,000 visitors to the community each 
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year and has given it the nickname "Arboretum Village"; and
 
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    WHEREAS, On June 23, 1956, the incorporation issue was 
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brought before voters and was approved with 606 citizens voting 
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for the incorporation of Lisle into a Village; the crossing of 
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new expressways, Interstates 88 and 355, at Lisle increased its 
 


 






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attractiveness as a residential site for Chicago's commuting 
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population; between 1970 and 1980, the village's population 
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increased from 5,329 to 13,625, and, by 2000, Lisle had 21,182 
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residents; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Today Lisle is the home to many national 
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companies; its office parks and technological centers are all 
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state-of-the-art; the Illinois Research and Development 
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Corridor, a stretch of I-88 designated for high-tech companies, 
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includes Lisle, and is located along I-88 and Warrenville Road; 
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and
 
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    WHEREAS, In 1994, Lisle's great location and its 
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spectacular hotels helped rank the village as the third most 
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popular meeting site in Illinois, following only Chicago and 
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Springfield; Lisle is home to top-rated schools and a large 
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community park system; the downtown area is thriving and the 
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people of Lisle are proud of the area they call home; and

 

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    WHEREAS, The community celebrated its anniversary of 
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incorporation starting in February of 2006 with the Lisle Area 
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Chamber of Commerce dinner dance and continued with Nostalgia 
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Days throughout the summer; the celebration ended in September 
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with a large community parade; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
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we congratulate the people of the Village of Lisle on this 
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landmark date in their rich history; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the Mayor of the Village of Lisle.