Full Text of SJR0010 94th General Assembly
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| SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 10
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| WHEREAS, For more than 200 years downtown districts have | 3 |
| served as the heart and soul of our communities; they are the | 4 |
| site of parades, passionate speeches, and public gathering | 5 |
| places; and
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| WHEREAS, The words "main street" conjure up images of a | 7 |
| friendly place to greet your neighbors and friends, shop for | 8 |
| unique gifts or supplies, and enjoy an evening of good food and | 9 |
| entertainment; and
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| WHEREAS, Downtown businesses have provided stable incomes | 11 |
| to millions of Illinois residents, paid billions of tax dollars | 12 |
| for city and State services, and provided countless | 13 |
| sponsorships for activities that contribute to a community's | 14 |
| quality of life; and
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| WHEREAS, The Illinois Main Street program is a nationally | 16 |
| recognized model for preserving the historic integrity and | 17 |
| economic vitality of downtowns and neighborhood business | 18 |
| districts; and
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| WHEREAS, The Office of the Lieutenant Governor for the | 20 |
| State of Illinois successfully implemented the Main Street | 21 |
| program beginning in 1993 using the proven National Main Street | 22 |
| Center's comprehensive model for downtown revitalization - the | 23 |
| Four Point Approach®: Organization, Promotion, Design, and | 24 |
| Economic Restructuring; and
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| WHEREAS, Fifty-eight Illinois communities are actively | 26 |
| participating in the Illinois Main Street program, and | 27 |
| consequently, more than $418 million has been invested in their | 28 |
| downtown districts, nearly 5,000 new jobs have been created and | 29 |
| more than 1,300 businesses have sprung up or expanded in the | 30 |
| State; and
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| WHEREAS, The programs associated with Illinois Main Street | 2 |
| will certainly continue to restore, restructure, and | 3 |
| revitalize the soul of their community with successful results; | 4 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 6 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES | 7 |
| CONCURRING HEREIN, that we recognize the first Saturday in June | 8 |
| as Illinois Main Street Day in Illinois.
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