Full Text of HR0748 097th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to acknowledge the City of Plano and its | 4 | | impressive transformation into "Smallville" in August of 2011, | 5 | | during the filming of the 2013 blockbuster movie, "Superman: | 6 | | Man of Steel"; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Plano is a small city 60 miles southwest of | 8 | | Chicago with a population of 10,900 people; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, "Superman: Man of Steel", directed by Zach Snyder, | 10 | | is set to be released in June of 2013; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Warner Bros. Pictures chose the City of Plano out | 12 | | of more than 60 Chicagoland areas to be transformed into Clark | 13 | | Kent's adoptive childhood home of Smallville, Kansas because of | 14 | | Plano's all-American small town ambience and architecture, as | 15 | | well as Plano's friendly and helpful community; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Plano's downtown area and a significant stretch of | 17 | | Main Street were closed and transformed into Smallville; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, A wide range of local Plano contractors worked | 19 | | with Warner Bros. Pictures throughout the preparation and | 20 | | filming of the movie, providing a boost to the community's |
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Local businesses embraced and supported the | 3 | | filming by selling a wide array of Superman-inspired items; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Numerous casting calls for extras to appear in the | 5 | | movie were held during the month of June and were attended by | 6 | | thousands of Plano residents and other adjacent communities; | 7 | | and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Members of the Plano community caught glimpses of | 9 | | Hollywood stars, such as Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Kevin | 10 | | Costner, Diane Lane, and Russell Crowe, throughout town during | 11 | | filming; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Plano hopes to create a "Superman: Man of Steel" | 13 | | museum to attract future visitors and host an annual | 14 | | celebration to celebrate Superman's hometown and the movie's | 15 | | filming in Plano; therefore, be it
| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 17 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 18 | | we celebrate and acknowledge the City of Plano and its | 19 | | residents for its transformation into Clark Kent's adoptive | 20 | | childhood home of Smallville during the filming of "Superman: | 21 | | Man of Steel"; and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the City of Plano.
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