Full Text of HR1386 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The Members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives recognize that township
government is the | 4 | | oldest existing unit of government in the United States, first | 5 | | established in 1636 in
Providence, Rhode Island, and first | 6 | | established in Illinois when Ela Township was formed in | 7 | | Southwest Lake County in 1850; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Eighty-Five of the 102 counties in Illinois | 9 | | operate under the township form of government, and
the 1,431 | 10 | | townships serve more than eight million citizens; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Ela Township serves over 40,000 residents in Lake | 12 | | County; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Ela Township has provided vital programs and | 14 | | services to its residents since its
founding in 1850; today, | 15 | | those services include senior, youth, disabled, general | 16 | | assistance,
cemetery maintenance, park maintenance, bussing, | 17 | | assessment, road maintenance, and
counseling; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Ela Township has been recognized on several | 19 | | occasions for service to the community; most
recently, | 20 | | receiving the Association of Illinois Senior Centers highest | 21 | | honor, the "Mind, Body and
Spirit" award, for its "55 Plus" |
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| 1 | | program; therefore, be it
| 2 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 3 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 4 | | designate September 21,
2016 as Township Day in Ela Township, | 5 | | and we thank Ela Township for its service to its residents; and | 6 | | be it further
| 7 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 8 | | presented to Ela Township as a symbol of our respect and | 9 | | esteem.
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