HR1507 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The Village of Lisle is celebrating 50 years of incorporation in 2006; and

WHEREAS, Migrants from New England, New York, Pennsylvania, and Ohio began arriving in 1832; James and Luther Hatch, two brothers, settled in the area after the Blackhawk War to began the farming community; in 1835, Alonzo B. Chatfield suggested naming the area for Lisle, New York; and in the 1840s, several German-speaking farmers from the Alsace region of France settled in Lisle; and

WHEREAS, Lisle township is the oldest settlement in DuPage County; and

WHEREAS, The trains first came through Lisle in 1863 when the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad finished the tracks between Chicago and Aurora; fire destroyed the first depot, but it was rebuilt in 1874; today the depot, the Beaubien Tavern, and other historic buildings from the past are located in the Lisle Station Park museum complex; and

WHEREAS, In 1901, St. Procopius College and Academy, now known separately as Benedictine University and Benet Academy, relocated from Chicago and moved to Lisle; in 1922, Joy Morton, founder of the Morton Salt Company, formally established an arboretum for scientific research in horticulture and agriculture at the northern edge of the city; today the Morton Arboretum draws over 300,000 visitors to the community each year and has given it the nickname "Arboretum Village"; and

WHEREAS, On June 23, 1956, the incorporation issue was brought before voters and was approved with 606 citizens voting for the incorporation of Lisle into a Village; the crossing of new expressways, Interstates 88 and 355, at Lisle increased its attractiveness as a residential site for Chicago's commuting population; between 1970 and 1980, the village's population increased from 5,329 to 13,625, and, by 2000, Lisle had 21,182 residents; and

WHEREAS, Today Lisle is the home to many national companies; its office parks and technological centers are all state-of-the-art; the Illinois Research and Development Corridor, a stretch of I-88 designated for high-tech companies, includes Lisle, and is located along I-88 and Warrenville Road; and

WHEREAS, In 1994, Lisle's great location and its spectacular hotels helped rank the village as the third most popular meeting site in Illinois, following only Chicago and Springfield; Lisle is home to top-rated schools and a large community park system; the downtown area is thriving and the people of Lisle are proud of the area they call home; and

WHEREAS, The community celebrated its anniversary of incorporation starting in February of 2006 with the Lisle Area Chamber of Commerce dinner dance and continued with Nostalgia Days throughout the summer; the celebration ended in September with a large community parade; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate the people of the Village of Lisle on this landmark date in their rich history; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the Mayor of the Village of Lisle.