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1
HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, It is the privilege of this Body to recognize
3 significant milestones in the history of the communities of our
4 State; and
 
5     WHEREAS, The Village of Peotone was founded in the year
6 1856 and will celebrate its 150th anniversary in June of 2006;
7 and
 
8     WHEREAS, The Illinois Central Railroad was completed in
9 1856, and land not held by the railroad was to be occupied by
10 settlers who came together to form the Village of Peotone; by
11 1869, dirt streets, homes, and a small amount of business had
12 been built and the village board had been formed; and
 
13     WHEREAS, In 1872, a Peotone landmark was built; Peotone
14 Mill would purchase wheat and rye from area farmers to be
15 ground into flour and other grain for feed purposes; during the
16 following years, many business were formed, including a photo
17 gallery, the opera house, a blacksmith shop, an auto repair
18 shop, a laundry, an undertaker, a hardware store, and many
19 others; and
 
20     WHEREAS, Peotone School District started in a one-room
21 school house and has grown to the present 600 plus student
22 body; the Village is also home to many churches and a library
23 to serve the citizens of the area; and
 
24     WHEREAS, The Village of Peotone will celebrate its 150th
25 anniversary on June 24, 2006; therefore, be it
 
26     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
27 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
28 we congratulate the citizens of the Village of Peotone on the
29 occasion of the 150th anniversary of the Village's founding;

 

 

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1 and be it further
 
2     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
3 presented to the Village of Peotone as an expression of our
4 esteem.