Full Text of HR0614 96th General Assembly
HR0614 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, On September 23, 1959, the Village of Hoffman | 3 |
| Estates was officially incorporated and has since been "Growing | 4 |
| to Greatness"; and
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| WHEREAS, Residents formed the Hoffman Estates Homeowners | 6 |
| Association and saw the need for incorporation; it was not | 7 |
| until residents cast votes on 3 separate occasions that Hoffman | 8 |
| Estates was incorporated as a Village; and
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| WHEREAS, At the time of incorporation the population was at | 10 |
| almost 8,000 people in an area of just under three square | 11 |
| miles; the Village grew quickly, with the annexation of 2,000 | 12 |
| acres by 1962, including areas that are now known as Winston | 13 |
| Knolls, Westbury, and the Paul Douglas Forest Preserve; and
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| WHEREAS, Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, the Village of | 15 |
| Hoffman Estates continued to grow, with the construction of | 16 |
| single family and multi-family developments; by 1980 office | 17 |
| buildings were a part of the Village, followed by major | 18 |
| business complexes; Ameritech opened their regional | 19 |
| headquarters in 1991, followed by the Sears and Roebuck Company | 20 |
| in 1992; and
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| WHEREAS, Over the last 50 years the Village of Hoffman |
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| Estates has had 7 dedicated Mayors of the Village and 57 | 2 |
| Trustees, all contributing to the growth of the Village; and
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| WHEREAS, On September 26, 2009, the Village of Hoffman | 4 |
| Estates will celebrate its 50th anniversary with a Gala Dinner | 5 |
| Dance at the Marriott Chicago Northwest Hotel; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 7 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 8 |
| congratulate the people of the Village of Hoffman Estates on | 9 |
| this milestone anniversary and "Growing to Greatness"; and be | 10 |
| it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 |
| presented to the Mayor of Hoffman Estates as a symbol of our | 13 |
| respect and esteem.
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