Full Text of SR0062 94th General Assembly
SR0062 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Many places in Illinois are significant sites of | 3 |
| local, state, national, and world history; and
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| WHEREAS, Visitors to these sites learn about historic | 5 |
| people, ideas, and developments; and
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| WHEREAS, Such visits deepen our interest in, and | 7 |
| appreciation of, history; and
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| WHEREAS, History helps us understand our place in the world | 9 |
| and how we might improve it; and
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| WHEREAS, Increasing visits to historical sites stimulates | 11 |
| beautification, preservation, conservation, tourism, and | 12 |
| business in Illinois communities and counties where they are | 13 |
| located; and
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| WHEREAS, The Illinois State Historical Society, recognized | 15 |
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Illinois General Assembly in 1903 as a major contributor | 16 |
| to the awareness and appreciation of history in Illinois, has | 17 |
| already placed its markers at more than four hundred historical | 18 |
| sites around the State; and
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| WHEREAS, The Illinois General Assembly and The Illinois | 20 |
| State Historical Society now seek to heighten historical | 21 |
| awareness in Illinois residents and visitors by calling | 22 |
| attention to these markers and historic sites throughout the | 23 |
| State; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 25 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that the week of February 28 | 26 |
| through March 6 in 2005 shall be known as Illinois State | 27 |
| Historical Society Markers Awareness Week with a special State | 28 |
| ceremony in Springfield on March 3; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That all Illinois residents and visitors are | 2 |
| encouraged to celebrate this week by learning about historic | 3 |
| sites in their locales, visiting them, reflecting on their | 4 |
| importance in history, communicating with others about them, | 5 |
| and attending ceremonies commemorating them; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That Illinois State Senators are encouraged to | 7 |
| participate in the events of this week with their colleagues in | 8 |
| the Capitol and their constituents in their home districts.
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