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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Wendella, Chicago's original narrated boat tour |
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| company, is celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2010; and
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| WHEREAS, Wendella is locally owned and operated by the |
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| Borgstrom family; now in its 4th generation, there are 10 |
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| family members actively involved in the company's day-to-day |
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| operations; the company also supports 150 employees and their |
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| families; and
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| WHEREAS, Wendella has played an integral role in building |
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| Illinois' world-class tourism industry, having showcased |
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| Chicago to more than 20 million people from around the world |
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| since 1935; and
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| WHEREAS, Wendella has provided water transportation |
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| services in Chicago for 70 years, starting in 1940; Wendella |
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| has transported sailors from the old Chicago and Northwestern |
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| railroad station to Michigan Avenue and currently by operating |
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| the Chicago Water Taxi Service; and
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| WHEREAS, Wendella is a leader in the passenger vessel |
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| industry and has developed and implemented new |
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| environmentally-friendly practices and procedures through its |
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| partnership with the Passenger Vessel Association's Green |