Full Text of HR1351 94th General Assembly
HR1351 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the | 3 |
| State of Illinois are pleased to recognize the sesquicentennial | 4 |
| of the village of Tolono; and
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| WHEREAS, The original town of Tolono plat was filed on | 6 |
| October 17, 1856; the first post office was established on June | 7 |
| 8, 1857; on February 9, 1866, the "Rules of the Town Council of | 8 |
| the Town of Tolono" were passed and G. W. Burr was elected | 9 |
| President of the Board of Trustees of the village of Tolono; it | 10 |
| wasn't until April 1, 1873, that Tolono was incorporated even | 11 |
| though the village voted to incorporate on December 2, 1865; | 12 |
| and
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| WHEREAS, With two major railroads intersecting in Tolono, | 14 |
| at one point in time the village was one of the largest | 15 |
| switching points in the world; the "rails" have brought | 16 |
| Presidents to Tolono; train buffs and enthusiasts have traveled | 17 |
| to Tolono for years to photograph and observe trains; Willard | 18 |
| Airport, located in Tolono Township, has brought celebrities | 19 |
| and dignitaries as well as Presidents to the Champaign County | 20 |
| area; and
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| WHEREAS, Tolono is the home of an historical marker on | 22 |
| Route 45, which marks the time when President-Elect Abraham | 23 |
| Lincoln was traveling to Washington, D.C., by rail for his | 24 |
| inauguration; although he had previously traveled through | 25 |
| Tolono several times, February 11, 1861, was significant, | 26 |
| because that is when President Lincoln gave his last formal | 27 |
| address in the State of Illinois; and
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| WHEREAS, The village of Tolono will celebrate its 150th | 29 |
| anniversary on June 17, 23, and 24, 2006; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 2 |
| we recognize the 150th anniversary of the village of Tolono, | 3 |
| and we wish all of the residents of the village the very best; | 4 |
| and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 6 |
| presented to the village of Tolono as an expression of our | 7 |
| esteem and with best wishes for a prosperous future.
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