Full Text of HR0079 96th General Assembly
HR0079 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, In 1830 the early pioneers began to arrive to | 3 |
| settle on the land that would someday become the Village of | 4 |
| Glendale Heights; remnants of their homesteads remain present | 5 |
| in the community today; and
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| WHEREAS, On July 13, 1959, the DuPage Board of Elections | 7 |
| canvassed the vote on a ballot to incorporate the Village of | 8 |
| Glendale, and certified that a majority of the 40 votes cast | 9 |
| were in favor of incorporating the Village of Glendale as an | 10 |
| Illinois municipal corporation; the total population of the | 11 |
| Village was 104; and | 12 |
| WHEREAS, On August 22, 1959, the first local election was | 13 |
| held for the election of the first Village President, Village | 14 |
| Clerk, Police Magistrate, and a six-member Board of Trustees; | 15 |
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| WHEREAS, On September 1, 1959 the Village Board held their | 17 |
| first meeting at the home of the newly elected Village | 18 |
| President, Anthony Larry; the first ordinance to be passed was | 19 |
| to adopt a building code; and | 20 |
| WHEREAS, The Village was named Glendale because it was | 21 |
| situated between the Village of Glen Ellyn on the south and the |
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| Village of Bloomingdale on the north; it was soon discovered | 2 |
| that there was already another town in the Illinois named | 3 |
| Glendale, therefore "Heights" was later added in March, 1960; | 4 |
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| WHEREAS, The Village of Glendale Heights experienced | 6 |
| vigorous growth and development following its incorporation; | 7 |
| in 1970 the Village adopted its first slogan "A Proud and | 8 |
| Progressive Village"; and | 9 |
| WHEREAS, One of the key assets of the Village is its | 10 |
| location on the regional highway network which has helped the | 11 |
| community to become a desirable place in which live, work, and | 12 |
| do business; and | 13 |
| WHEREAS, Over the past 50 years since its incorporation, | 14 |
| the Village has grown into a mature community with a current | 15 |
| population estimated at 32,500 residents; and | 16 |
| WHEREAS, Today, the Village of Glendale Heights has a | 17 |
| stable economy where numerous retail shopping centers and | 18 |
| businesses totaling approximately 1,420,000 square feet have | 19 |
| opened to provide essential goods and services to the community | 20 |
| and the region; and | 21 |
| WHEREAS, Today, there are nine industrial business parks |
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| totaling 465 acres in the community where numerous national | 2 |
| firms and facilities have located, offering excellent | 3 |
| employment opportunities to the Village residents and the | 4 |
| surrounding areas; and | 5 |
| WHEREAS, Today, the Village of Glendale Heights is a Home | 6 |
| Rule community boasting government facilities that include a | 7 |
| Civic Center that houses all main government offices and the | 8 |
| Police Department, a Public Works Facility that operates the | 9 |
| local water supply,
sanitary sewer system and wastewater | 10 |
| treatment plant, and maintains approximately 80 miles of local | 11 |
| roads; and | 12 |
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WHEREAS, The Village of Glendale Heights owns, operates, | 13 |
| and maintains its own Parks & Recreation programs, including | 14 |
| the Sports Hub Facility, 22 parks and playgrounds totaling 271 | 15 |
| acres including a 64 acre central community park, and an | 16 |
| 18-hole golf course and banquet facility; and | 17 |
| WHEREAS, Today, there are nine elementary schools, one | 18 |
| parochial school, and Universal Technical Institute, one of the | 19 |
| largest vocational schools in the country, is located in the | 20 |
| Village; high school and college age students attend schools | 21 |
| located in nearby towns; and | 22 |
| WHEREAS, Today, the Village of Glendale heights is served | 23 |
| by the Glenside Public Library District, and two Fire |
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| Protections Districts, Glenside FPD, and Bloomingdale FPD; the | 2 |
| Adventist GlenOaks Hospital located in the community provides | 3 |
| medical care, including emergency care, in their | 4 |
| state-of-the-art facility which offers a "no waiting" | 5 |
| treatment process; and | 6 |
| WHEREAS, The Village of Glendale Heights has received four | 7 |
| Governor's Home-Town Awards that celebrate the volunteer | 8 |
| efforts of its residents for successful community projects, | 9 |
| including Christmas Sharing, Safety Town, Veterans Memorial | 10 |
| Park, and the Family Health & Safety Fair; and | 11 |
| WHEREAS, To commemorate the 50th anniversary of its | 12 |
| incorporation, the Village of Glendale Heights will host a | 13 |
| year-long celebration under the theme "Celebrating the Past and | 14 |
| Creating the Future"; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 16 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 17 |
| wish the citizens of Glendale Heights a joyous time as they | 18 |
| celebrate this anniversary year; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 |
| presented to Village President Linda Jackson as a symbol of our | 21 |
| respect and esteem.
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