Full Text of HR0371 94th General Assembly
HR0371 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The Grayslake Times celebrates its 100th | 3 |
| anniversary in 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1905, the first issue of Grayslake Times, a | 5 |
| weekly community newspaper, was published; and
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| WHEREAS, More than 40 years ago, Lake County residents, | 7 |
| Marshall R. Schroeder and his son, Bill, established what would | 8 |
| become Lakeland Media; on July 3, 1956, the Schroeder family | 9 |
| began what then was called Lakeland Publishers with only three | 10 |
| newspapers, Grayslake Times, Round Lake News, and Fox Lake | 11 |
| Press; and
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| WHEREAS, Lakeland Media, continuing the tradition started | 13 |
| over 100 years ago, provides the Lake County area with a | 14 |
| resource for the local and regional news; and
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| WHEREAS, The Lakeland Newspapers are dedicated to | 16 |
| providing weekly community newspapers to twelve communities: | 17 |
| Antioch News (1886), Fox Lake Press (1934), Grayslake Times, | 18 |
| Gurnee Press (1973), Lake Villa Record (1959), Libertyville | 19 |
| News (1989), Lindenhurst News (1988), Mundelein News (1942), | 20 |
| Round Lake News (1938), Wadsworth News (1960), Wauconda Leader | 21 |
| (1888), and the newest family member, Waukegan Times (2004); | 22 |
| and
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| WHEREAS, A special recognition goes to the Schroeder family | 24 |
| for their consistent support for the area; Bill Schroeder leads | 25 |
| his family and his staff to new heights focusing on supporting | 26 |
| the area and getting the news to thousands of households every | 27 |
| week; and
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| WHEREAS, Lakeland Media is also one of the first Internet | 29 |
| providers in Lake and McHenry counties and publishes the CHINFO |
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| Worldwide-winning Great Lake Bulletin publication for the Navy | 2 |
| and a unique direct mail publication, Market Journal; | 3 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 5 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 6 |
| we congratulate Lakeland Media and the Grayslake Times on its | 7 |
| 100th anniversary and extend our best wishes for a
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| centennial celebration and many more years of serving its | 9 |
| community; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 11 |
| presented to Lakeland Media and the Grayslake Times as an | 12 |
| expression of our esteem.
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