Full Text of HR0090 096th General Assembly
HR0090 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to congratulate the citizens of | 4 |
| Carol Stream as they celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the | 5 |
| Village; and
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| WHEREAS, Carol Stream was incorporated on January 5, 1959 | 7 |
| as an Illinois Municipal Corporation; the community was founded | 8 |
| by Jay Stream and named after his daughter, Carol, who had | 9 |
| recently survived a serious vehicle accident; and
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| WHEREAS, The Village consists of a business and industrial | 11 |
| sector with over 1,000 businesses; there are excellent schools, | 12 |
| a full-service public library, an award-winning park district, | 13 |
| and a profession fire protection district that serves the over | 14 |
| 41,500 residents; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1962 the Carol Stream Library opened in the | 16 |
| former location of the Village Hall; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1969 the Park Board of Carol Stream named | 18 |
| Armstrong Park, the Aldrin Center, and the Collins Pool after | 19 |
| the historic Apollo 11 astronauts; and
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| WHEREAS, Carol Stream, as a local government has firmly |
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| established a proven reputation for championing | 2 |
| intergovernmental cooperation with township, county, state and | 3 |
| federal governments as well as area non-governmental | 4 |
| organizations that have served the area well in addressing | 5 |
| local and regional challenges; and | 6 |
| WHEREAS, The Carol Stream community will celebrate its | 7 |
| notable accomplishments throughout 2009, its Golden Jubilee | 8 |
| Year and continue its legacy of innovative local government, | 9 |
| community/volunteer service, responsible decision-making, a | 10 |
| respect for the rule of law and governing standards and an | 11 |
| ongoing commitment to intergovernmental cooperation to | 12 |
| successfully meet the many 21st century challenges it faces now | 13 |
| and in the future; therefore, be it | 14 |
| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 15 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 16 |
| congratulate the citizens of Carol Stream and wish them the | 17 |
| best in the future; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 |
| presented to the Mayor of Carol Stream, Frank Saverino, Sr., as | 20 |
| a symbol of our respect.
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