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SENATE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, Dustin Shuler, world renowned sculptor, was 
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commissioned to showcase his works in the Cermak Plaza in 
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Berwyn; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The Spindle was erected for public display in 1989 
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by Dustin Shuler; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The Spindle has become recognized worldwide as an 
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icon of American culture; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The Spindle has brought significant notoriety and 
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economic prosperity to Berwyn due to its inclusion in the movie 
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Wayne's World, in books such as Oddball America by Jerome 
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Pohlen, travel guides, and such Internet sites as Roadside 
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America.com, as well as being featured by the Illinois Bureau 
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of Tourism on their promotional posters; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The Spindle has become a symbol of the landscape 
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of the City of Berwyn; tourists, business patrons, and 
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residents have come to revere the Spindle as a thought 
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provoking sculpture that evokes emotion; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Concordia Realty Management has declared their 
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intent to remove the sculpture for future commercial 
 


 






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development; and
 
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    WHEREAS, The City of Berwyn has recently embarked on a 
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marketing campaign to draw new residents that value fine arts, 
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culture, and a rewarding urban lifestyle; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we urge the City of 
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Berwyn and Concordia Realty Management to find a way through 
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negotiation to keep the Spindle as a permanent part of the 
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Berwyn landscape at the Cermak Plaza; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to a representative of Concordia Realty Management 
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and to the Berwyn City Council.