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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 31

 
2    WHEREAS, Donald E. Stephens was born in Chicago on March
313, 1928; and
 
4    WHEREAS, Donald E. Stephens was the first village
5president (mayor) of Rosemont; he was first elected in 1956
6and re-elected in every subsequent election until his death on
7April 18, 2007; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Prior to the village of Rosemont's incorporation,
9Donald E. Stephens was the president of the homeowner's
10association of the neighborhood that later became Rosemont;
11and
 
12    WHEREAS, Donald E. Stephens was believed to be the
13longest-serving mayor in the United States at the time of his
14passing; and
 
15    WHEREAS, During Donald E. Stephens' tenure as mayor, the
16village of Rosemont grew from a community of only 85 people to
17become one of Illinois' most influential communities with over
184,000 residents as well as the nation's tenth-largest
19convention center, properly named the Donald E. Stephens
20Convention and Conference Center; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Donald E. Stephens oversaw the construction of
2the 18,500 seat Allstate Arena and the Rosemont Theatre; and
 
3    WHEREAS, Donald E. Stephens was an avid collector of
4Hummel figurines and established a museum holding his
5collection in Rosemont; the Donald E. Stephens Museum of
6Hummels claims to be the largest public display of Hummel
7figurines in the world; therefore, be it
 
8    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
9HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE
10SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the Balmoral
11Avenue Bridge over Interstate 294 as the "Donald E. Stephens
12Memorial Bridge"; and be it further
 
13    RESOLVED, That the Illinois Toll Highway Authority is
14requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with
15State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs
16giving notice of the name "Donald E. Stephens Memorial
17Bridge"; and be it further
 
18    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
19presented to the family of Donald E. Stephens and the
20Executive Director of the Illinois Toll Highway Authority.