Full Text of HR0918 95th General Assembly
HR0918 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to congratulate the citizens of the | 4 |
| Village of Buffalo Grove on the occasion of the 50th | 5 |
| anniversary of their village; and
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| WHEREAS, The history of Buffalo Grove began in the 1840's, | 7 |
| when German immigrant farmers, including Melchior Raupp, John | 8 |
| Simon Hennemann, and Jacob Weidner, began inhabiting the lands | 9 |
| native to the Pottawatomi tribe; between the 1840's and 1950's, | 10 |
| the area now known as Buffalo Grove became a farming community; | 11 |
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| WHEREAS, After World War II, the new demand for | 13 |
| single-family homes outside of Chicago led to a wave of | 14 |
| "suburban settlers" in the Buffalo Grove area; one of these new | 15 |
| settlers, Al Frank, purchased about 100 acres and began | 16 |
| building 1,000 square foot homes that would become the backbone | 17 |
| of residential development in the area; and
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| WHEREAS, On March 6, 1958, incorporation of the Village of | 19 |
| Buffalo Grove was approved by a vote of 38 to 8; a Cook County | 20 |
| court approved the incorporation the following day; the | 21 |
| population of this new village was 162, with 42 homes; and
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| WHEREAS, The Village of Buffalo Grove's first election was | 2 |
| held on March 27, 1958; the first village president was William | 3 |
| Clohessy, who served until April of 1959; his wife, Paula, | 4 |
| served as the first village clerk, the village's first village | 5 |
| board meetings were held in an old farmhouse; in 1958, the | 6 |
| Buffalo Grove Village Board established a plan commission and a | 7 |
| park and recreation commission; in the same year, the first | 8 |
| volunteer chief of police, Arthur Dick, was appointed; in 1959, | 9 |
| the village hired a professional planner to create a | 10 |
| comprehensive village land use plan, which enabled the village | 11 |
| to avoid the problems associated with rapid growth in suburban | 12 |
| areas; Alcott School opened its doors in 1960; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1962, the village's first Buffalo Days festival | 14 |
| was held; during the festival, a competition was held to obtain | 15 |
| a design for the new Buffalo Grove flag; the winner of the | 16 |
| contest was Joan Kuffel, who depicted a majestic, fighting | 17 |
| buffalo to represent strength, green leaves to represent the | 18 |
| wilderness from which Buffalo Grove arose, and gold bands to | 19 |
| represent the bright future of the Village; and
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| WHEREAS, The 1970s represented a period of major growth for | 21 |
| the Village of Buffalo Grove; the population of the village | 22 |
| grew by more than 80 percent, the third highest rate in the | 23 |
| northwest suburbs during the decade; Buffalo Grove's Village | 24 |
| Hall, created to house the village administration and the |
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| police department, was dedicated in 1970; the village annexed | 2 |
| the Highlands, Green Knolls, and Windfield subdivisions in | 3 |
| 1977, adding greatly to the village's housing stock; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1980, the Village of Buffalo Grove established | 5 |
| home rule status by referendum, giving greater flexibility to | 6 |
| the village to craft its own solutions to local problems; in | 7 |
| 1985, the village was designated as an Illinois Certified City, | 8 |
| receiving its own zip code, 60089; and | 9 |
| WHEREAS, In February of 1992, the Village of Buffalo Grove | 10 |
| made history with the United States Postal Service by creating | 11 |
| the first main postal facility in the United States in 20 | 12 |
| years, an effort only made possible by persistent pressure on | 13 |
| the village's federal legislators; in 1994, the village's | 14 |
| reconstructed village hall was rededicated; and
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| WHEREAS, The Village of Buffalo Grove's forward-thinking | 16 |
| mentality was proven once again in 2006, when the village | 17 |
| became one of the first official smoke-free communities, | 18 |
| banning all smoking in public places and work environments; and
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| WHEREAS, The Village of Buffalo Grove's sterling | 20 |
| reputation as a well-liked and family-friendly village is | 21 |
| indicative of its wonderful residents, who have given much of | 22 |
| their time, money, and spirit to make Buffalo Grove such a |
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| great place to live, work, and visit; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 3 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 4 |
| congratulate the citizens of the Village of Buffalo Grove on | 5 |
| the occasion of the 50th anniversary of their village and wish | 6 |
| them continued success and happiness in the future; and be it | 7 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 |
| presented to Buffalo Grove Village President Elliott Hartstein | 10 |
| as a symbol of our esteem and respect.
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