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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are pleased to
3recognize the Village of Rosemont on its milestone 60th
4anniversary; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Rosemont has grown tremendously from its original
6beginnings as an unincorporated area in 1956 to the
7entertainment destination and economic engine it has become
8today; and
 
9    WHEREAS, For every dollar the State of Illinois provides to
10the Village of Rosemont, the Village of Rosemont returns more
11than ten times that amount to Springfield; in 2015, the Village
12of Rosemont returned $85 million to the State of Illinois; and
 
13    WHEREAS, There are more than 18,000 private sector jobs in
14Rosemont that generate more than $40 million in income tax
15revenue for the State of Illinois; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Businesses located in Rosemont generate more than
17$900 million from conventions, trade shows, restaurants,
18hotels, shopping, and entertainment; and
 
19    WHEREAS, Rosemont's Allstate Arena is ranked number 3 in
20attendance for family and music events in the United States;

 

 

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2    WHEREAS, The Donald E. Stephens Convention and Conference
3Center attracts more than one million visitors annually,
4providing hundreds of millions of dollars in economic activity
5to the region; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Rosemont has been an economic engine for the State
7of Illinois for more than five decades; the village offers
8superior services and low taxes to its citizens; therefore, be
9it
 
10    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL
11ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we designate June 19,
122016 as Village of Rosemont Day to commemorate its rich 60
13years of history and wish them success and prosperity in the
14future; and be it further
 
15    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
16presented to the Village of Rosemont as a symbol of our esteem
17and respect.