Full Text of SR0559 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Chicago style bungalows, generally defined as | 3 | | rectangular shape, 1 1/2-story brick home with a low-pitched | 4 | | roof built between 1910 and 1945, make up approximately 113 of | 5 | | the City of Berwyn's housing units; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Most of the bungalows in the City of Berwyn were | 7 | | built between 1920 and 1930, when the population in the City of | 8 | | Berwyn more than tripled; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, The bungalow has played a significant role in the | 10 | | City of Berwyn's history; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, The City of Berwyn's bungalows were honored in a | 12 | | 2007 article in American Bungalow Magazine as "Chicagoland's | 13 | | Greatest Treasure", mainly because they incorporate | 14 | | "architectural detail and a level of ornamentation seldom seen | 15 | | elsewhere."; the author of this article lives in a Chicago | 16 | | bungalow in Chicago, but nevertheless stated that the best | 17 | | examples of the "Chicago" bungalow are in Berwyn; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, In 2011, This Old House Magazine recognized Berwyn | 19 | | as the best neighborhood for bungalows; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, For over a century, the bungalow has served as a |
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| 1 | | spacious and affordable apartment alternative for generations | 2 | | of Berwyn residents; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, The City of Berwyn's bungalows provide their | 4 | | owners with many benefits, including sole proprietorship of | 5 | | their own home, a yard, a walkable neighborhood, public | 6 | | transportation, quality parks and recreation, and convenient | 7 | | access to the Midwest's largest job center; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, It is the City of Berwyn's policy to encourage the | 9 | | continued viability of its bungalows by providing resources and | 10 | | incentives for the City's bungalow owners to restore their | 11 | | homes and maintain the city's unique streetscapes and friendly | 12 | | neighborhoods; therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 14 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we designate the first | 15 | | week in May of 2012 as Bungalow Appreciation Week in the State | 16 | | of Illinois.
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