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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
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Representatives are pleased to congratulate the people of the 
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Village of Shannon on the village sesquicentennial; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, The Village of Shannon is celebrating its 
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sesquicentennial  this year, 2010;  Shannon sits in the 
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northeastern corner of Carroll County, which is in the 
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northwestern part of the State; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, The Village was founded in 1860 by William 
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Shannon; he and Elijah Northey were instrumental in getting the 
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Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroads to go through 
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Shannon, which greatly helped the growth of the town; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Shannon was surrounded by thriving family farms 
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and the Village met their needs with a variety of businesses;

     
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today, Shannon is a community of about 850 people; it is still 
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surrounded by farm land but the small family farms of the past 
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are no longer there; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Shannon is a small community trying to find its 
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way in the 21st century; like so many other rural communities, 
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the  peace and quiet of the Village offers a wonderful place to 
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live and raise children; and
  
 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, Shannon will have its annual Homecoming 
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celebration and will commemorate the Village sesquicentennial 
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on Labor Day weekend, September 4, 5, and 6, 2010; the  
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celebration was started for the men and boys returning home 
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from World War I; therefore, be it
  
 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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congratulate the citizens of Shannon and wish them the best in 
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this sesquicentennial year; and be it further
  
 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to Bonnie Heckman Foust, Shannon Village President, 
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as a symbol of our respect and esteem.