Full Text of HR0748 95th General Assembly
HR0748 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to recognize communities within | 4 |
| the State of Illinois that have contributed to the rich history | 5 |
| of the State; and
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| WHEREAS, The history of Midlothian began in 1898 with the | 7 |
| establishment of the Midlothian Country Club on 147th Street, | 8 |
| about two miles from where the Rock Island Railroad crossed the | 9 |
| street; the club is one of the first three golf clubs in the | 10 |
| Chicago area; the Rock Island Railroad erected a station for | 11 |
| the convenience of the country club and the stop was named | 12 |
| Midlothian; the country club owned and operated a spur off the | 13 |
| mainline of the railroad for several years, giving the country | 14 |
| club the distinction of being the only one to have such a | 15 |
| convenience; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1915 sub-dividers became interested in the area | 17 |
| and real estate offices moved into the area; the tracts of | 18 |
| farmland owned by the original German and English settlers | 19 |
| became new sub-divisions with blocks and lots; a few homes and | 20 |
| business establishments were erected; the nearest schools were | 21 |
| one-room facilities, with one located two miles west and the | 22 |
| second nearly two miles northeast; the first local community | 23 |
| public school was one room, built by public subscription and |
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| contributed labor; and
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| WHEREAS, In the year 1924 the Midlothian Development | 3 |
| Association was formed with thoughts of incorporating as a | 4 |
| village; the first attempt to incorporate was put to a vote and | 5 |
| lost; residents went to the polls again on March 17, 1927 and | 6 |
| voted in favor of incorporation; the village of Midlothian | 7 |
| became a reality on March 22, 1927; the following month, 421 | 8 |
| voters went to the polls and elected the following officials:
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| President: John H. Hamilton;
Trustees: M. E. Schooler,
A. K. | 10 |
| Robinson,
George Fikrle,
I. S. Schwartz,
Nicholas Kremer,
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| Joseph L. Reischel;
Clerk: Richard J. White;
and Police
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| Magistrate: Frank P. Stuart; and
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| WHEREAS, The village officials would meet around | 14 |
| pot-bellied stoves in any available storefront or cubbyhole; | 15 |
| more homes were built, the Kreis Brothers opened the Ford | 16 |
| Garage (where the fire truck was kept), Chuck Cavallini began | 17 |
| dispensing ice cream at a corner "Sweet Shop", and the first | 18 |
| copy of the Messenger was printed in the old Largent Home; the | 19 |
| municipal building now located at 14801 S. Pulaski Road was | 20 |
| built and dedicated in 1949; and
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| WHEREAS, The municipal building was enlarged in the late | 22 |
| 60's and accommodated chambers and offices of the Sixth | 23 |
| District Court and State's Attorney Office prior to the |
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| construction of the Sixth District facility on Kedzie; and
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| WHEREAS, Beginning in borrowed space in the old Lions Club, | 3 |
| the Public Library was begun in 1931 as a project of the | 4 |
| Midlothian Womens Club; in 1943, Midlothian voters decided that | 5 |
| the library should become tax supported and elected a board of | 6 |
| trustees to oversee its management; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1953, Midlothian voters approved creation of | 8 |
| the Park District as a separate taxing body to provide for the | 9 |
| recreational needs of the community; the 1960's saw the | 10 |
| village's greatest housing boom with the development of Jolly | 11 |
| Homes, Timber Hill, and homes in the northwest section of the | 12 |
| village; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1970 the Village of Midlothian formed, along | 14 |
| with the City of Markham, the Mid-Mark Water Commission; direct | 15 |
| lines were installed to the City of Chicago and Midlothian had | 16 |
| an abundant supply of clean, pure Lake Michigan water; in 1960 | 17 |
| the village had storage facilities for just over half a million | 18 |
| gallons of water; with the completion of the James M. Kennedy | 19 |
| Reservoir at Claire Boulevard and Springfield Avenue in 1972, | 20 |
| the storage capacity increased to 4 million gallons; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1973 the Village of Midlothian held the first | 22 |
| Highland Games as a celebration of the village founding; the |
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| games were held in Midlothian for a period of ten years, when | 2 |
| they moved to Grant Park in Chicago and, ultimately, to the Oak | 3 |
| Brook Polo Grounds where they are still held; after trying for | 4 |
| a number of years to bring the "games" back to Midlothian, the | 5 |
| Village of Midlothian began its own celebration in 1998, | 6 |
| holding the first annual Midlothian Scottish Fair and Celtic | 7 |
| Celebration; and
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| WHEREAS, In 2002, as the Village of Midlothian celebrated | 9 |
| its 75th birthday, Provost Sam Campbell and his wife, Beth, | 10 |
| came from Midlothian, Scotland to celebrate at the Midlothian | 11 |
| Scottish Fair; and
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| WHEREAS, The Village of Midlothian is known for its | 13 |
| outstanding services, volunteers, small town atmosphere, | 14 |
| affordable living, excellent transportation, and access to all | 15 |
| major interstate highways; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 17 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 18 |
| recognize the Village of Midlothian and its history and | 19 |
| congratulate its citizens on having such a fine community to | 20 |
| work, play, and live in; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 22 |
| presented to a representative for the Village of Midlothian.
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