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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, It has come to the attention of the members of the
3 Illinois House of Representatives that the village of Cherry
4 Valley is celebrating it's sesquicentennial year in 2007; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Cherry Valley is the fourth oldest community in
6 Winnebago County, incorporated on January 31, 1857; and
 
7     WHEREAS, Cherry Valley was originally named Butler; the
8 name change was decided by placing suggested names into a hat;
9 the winning name was in honor of Cherry Valley, New York, where
10 the resident that suggested the name was originally from; and
 
11     WHEREAS, Cherry Valley installed the Village Clock in
12 September of 1924, where it still keeps time today; and
 
13     WHEREAS, Cherry Valley citizens elected their first female
14 Village President (Mayor) in 1925; Josephine Slatter won the
15 election by one vote; and
 
16     WHEREAS, Cherry Valley is a growing and prosperous
17 community with a population of 2,900 that increases by about 5%
18 annually; Cherry Valley has golf courses, recreational areas, a
19 growing industrial area, a large shopping mall, and a water
20 park; and the village continues to see development on an annual

 

 

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1 basis; therefore, be it
 
2     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
3 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
4 congratulate the citizens of Cherry Valley on the
5 sesquicentennial anniversary of their community; and be it
6 further
 
7     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
8 presented to the village of Cherry Valley as a symbol of our
9 respect and best wishes for the future.