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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The McHenry Savings Bank in McHenry celebrates its
3 50th anniversary this year; and
 
4     WHEREAS, On November 23, 1955, the bank was founded as
5 McHenry Savings and Loan Association; for 50 years, the bank
6 has operated as a locally owned and independent community bank
7 serving the greater McHenry County region; and
 
8     WHEREAS, The bank was first located on Main Street and
9 later moved to Elm Street, where it remained until 1967, when
10 it moved to Green Street; the Richmond branch opened in 1975,
11 the Huntley branch opened in 1977, and the Johnsburg branch
12 opened in 1987; the bank currently has five locations, two in
13 McHenry and the three branch banks; the new Main Bank center on
14 Route 31 was completed and opened in 2002; the bank was the
15 first to introduce ATMs to McHenry County; and
 
16     WHEREAS, Kathleen and Jim Marinangel joined the bank in
17 1973; Kathleen is President, CEO, and Chairman of the Board of
18 the bank and Jim is Executive Vice President; State Senator
19 Pamela J. Althoff is a member of the bank's board of directors;
20 Kathleen is very involved in the community and at the state and
21 federal banking levels; she served on the board of directors of
22 the Illinois League of Financial Institutions, has served on
23 the Thrift Institutions Advisory Council, and is a past advisor
24 to the Federal Reserve Board; and
 
25     WHEREAS, Before leaving to become McHenry Township Fire
26 Protection District's (MTFPD) first full-time Fire Chief in
27 April 2005, Wayne Amore was the bank's Senior Vice President
28 and had worked for the bank for 21 years; during his banking
29 career, he served as a part-time MTFPD firefighter and was the
30 part-time MTFPD Fire Chief for seven years; the Marinangels
31 encouraged Wayne to be an active MTFPD member and leader and

 

 

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1 are a good example of the many area employers who make it
2 possible for the MTFPD to operate with a staff of 150 part-time
3 firefighters; Wayne was elected to the bank's board of
4 directors in January; therefore, be it
 
5     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
6 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE
7 SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we congratulate the McHenry
8 Savings Bank on the occasion of its 50th anniversary; and be it
9 further
 
10     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
11 presented to the McHenry Savings Bank as an expression of our
12 esteem.