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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, Sauk Village was incorporated on March 12, 1957
3 encompassing 55 homes located near Sauk Trail and Illinois 394;
4 and
 
5     WHEREAS, Homes in 1958 sold for approximately $13,000 with
6 many World War II veterans taking advantage of Veterans
7 Administration backed mortgages; today homes range from
8 $60,000 - $350,000 in price; and
 
9     WHEREAS, Today Sauk Village has 11,000 residents,
10 approximately 3,500 housing units, and encompasses
11 approximately 6 square miles; it is located both in Cook and
12 Will Counties; and
 
13     WHEREAS, The Village has had five Mayors in its history:
14 Thomas Nichols, 1957-1965; Roger Theisen, 1965-1977; Edward
15 Paesel, 1977-1989; Mark Collins, 1989-1997; and Roger Peckham,
16 1997-present; and
 
17     WHEREAS, Sauk Village is now home to one of the largest
18 concentrations of distribution and warehousing in the Chicago
19 metropolitan region; thousands of employees are employed at
20 firms such as Roadway Express, ABF Distribution, Pacesetter
21 Steel, Warehouse Specialists, Inc., Minority Auto

 

 

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1 Distribution, Wayne Steel, Wille Brothers Concrete, DP
2 Partners Development, and Chicago Air Power; and
 
3     WHEREAS, In commemoration of the 50th anniversary, Sauk
4 Village will construct a new municipal complex including a new
5 senior citizen center, build and dedicate a community Veterans
6 Memorial, expand and renovate the community center for young
7 people, and expand and renovate space for the police and
8 Emergency Services Agency; and
 
9     WHEREAS, Thousands of families have lived in Sauk Village;
10 their children attend Bloom and Bloom Trait High Schools and
11 Community Consolidated School District #168 schools; they have
12 used the Nancy McConathy Public Library and its new facility
13 that opened in 2006; and families have attended church services
14 at the numerous churches in the community; therefore, be it
 
15     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
16 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
17 congratulate the citizens of Sauk Village as they celebrate the
18 fiftieth anniversary of their community; and be it further
 
19     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
20 presented to Edward Paesel, Chairman of the Sauk Village
21 Countdown to 50 Committee, and Roger Peckham, Mayor of Sauk
22 Village, as a symbol of our esteem.