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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the |
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| State of Illinois are pleased to recognize the 50th anniversary |
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| of the Norridge Park District; and
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| WHEREAS, On September 25, 1955, at the last regular meeting |
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| of the Norridge Improvement Party Club, a motion was passed by |
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| its members to take action on a proposed Park District for the |
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| Village of Norridge; elected in December of 1955, the first |
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| commissioners were William Penrod, Steward Tookey, Neal Holtz, |
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| James Wilson, and Raymond Selman; and
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| WHEREAS, In June of 1956, the Park District agreed to lease |
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| a piece of land located at the corner of Canfield and Wilson |
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| Avenue known as "Norridge Manor Field" for a period of one |
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| year; two ball fields and an ice skating rink were erected |
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| there; and
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| WHEREAS, In December of 1956, the Park District acquired |
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| 20.3 acres of property from the Shapiro brothers at a purchase |
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| price of $6,000 per acre; the land was named "Norridge |
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| Community Park" and development began immediately with the |
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| building of two ball fields and an ice skating rink; football |
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| goal posts were added and the first organized recreational |
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| programming began in September of 1957 with the opening of the |
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| football season; and
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| WHEREAS, Throughout the years, a fieldhouse and playground |
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| were built, a pool was added, and a warming house with |
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| washrooms was constructed in the center of the Park District; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, Expansion of recreational services continued to |
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| grow as the population and service area increased; in the |
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| 1980s, the Park District Board began a 25 year planning process |
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