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