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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The Winnetka Park District was created in 1904 by
3 a group of citizens who wanted to beautify a piece of land that
4 was strewn with debris from the local livery stable and located
5 in front of the village train station; and
 
6     WHEREAS, The Winnetka Park District is the State's
7 fourth-oldest park district; and
 
8     WHEREAS, The Winnetka Park District includes an 18-hole
9 championship golf course plus a par-3 course, an indoor ice
10 arena, two outdoor rinks, four public beaches with beach
11 houses, and a skate park; and
 
12     WHEREAS, The Winnetka Park District has been an innovator
13 in park district services, building one of the region's first
14 indoor tennis facilities in 1962; and
 
15     WHEREAS, In order to best serve the recreational needs of
16 people with disabilities, in 1969 the Winnetka Park District
17 became a charter member of the North Suburban Special
18 Recreation District; and
 
19     WHEREAS, The Winnetka Park District further demonstrated
20 its commitment to the needs of people with disabilities by
21 opening the State's first accessible public beach in 1992; and
 
22     WHEREAS, The Winnetka Park District has served the needs of
23 Winnetka's four-legged residents by opening the State's first
24 dog beach in 1995; and
 
25     WHEREAS, The Winnetka Park District has grown from its
26 humble beginnings as a single park in 1904 to contain more than
27 28 park sites covering 244 acres of land today; and
 

 

 

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1     WHEREAS, The Winnetka Park District has provided valuable
2 leisure and recreational opportunities throughout its history;
3 and
 
4     WHEREAS, The Winnetka Park District is celebrating its
5 100-year anniversary; therefore, be it
 
6     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
7 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
8 express our congratulations to the people of Winnetka and the
9 surrounding area on the centennial celebration of the Winnetka
10 Park District; and be it further
 
11     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
12 presented to the Winnetka Park District as an expression of our
13 esteem.