Full Text of HR0802 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate the people of Hazel | 4 | | Crest on the Village's centennial; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, In 1890, William McClintock purchased 80 acres of | 6 | | land between Homewood and Harvey; he platted the land and | 7 | | registered it as South Harvey; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, A depot was built, opening up transportation to | 9 | | Chicago and beyond; the depot later served as a real estate | 10 | | office, a public meeting place, a Sunday school room, a day | 11 | | school, and eventually the post office; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, After being annexed by Homewood, the community | 13 | | fought back, and led a campaign to de-annex from Homewood; a | 14 | | petition drive changed the name to Hazel Crest, due to the | 15 | | rolling nature of the land and the abundance of hazelnut | 16 | | bushes; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, In 1912, the citizens voted for incorporation; a | 18 | | municipal service, a volunteer fire department, a public | 19 | | school, and St. Anne Catholic Church all soon came about after | 20 | | incorporation; the Illinois Central Railroad later built the | 21 | | Markham freight yards, bringing Polish, Italian, and Serbian |
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| 1 | | workers into Hazel Crest; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The Village added many subdivisions, including | 3 | | Pottawatomie Hills, Highlands, Pacesetter, Appletree, Village | 4 | | West, Dynasty Lake, and several upscale developments over the | 5 | | years; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, The 2010 census places the population of Hazel | 7 | | Crest at 14,100; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, The community was one of the first to have a Human | 9 | | Relations Commission, now known as the Community Relations | 10 | | Commission; the Village has also been recognized for the | 11 | | volunteer spirit of its residents with 2 Governor's Home Town | 12 | | Awards; therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 14 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 15 | | we congratulate the people of Hazel Crest and wish them | 16 | | continued good health and happiness for years to come; and be | 17 | | it further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 | | presented to Hazel Crest Mayor Dr. Robert B. Donaldson
as a | 20 | | symbol of our respect and esteem.
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