Full Text of HR0806 101st General Assembly
HR0806 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Installed in 1957, the 309 area code is a | 3 | | telephone area code serving the west-central portion of | 4 | | Illinois; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, The 309 area code encompasses over 18 counties and | 6 | | covers cities such as Bloomington, Canton, East Moline, East | 7 | | Peoria, Galesburg, Kewanee, Macomb, Minonk, Moline, Morton, | 8 | | Normal, Pekin, Peoria, Rock Island, Silvis, and many other | 9 | | communities within the western part of central Illinois; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Over one million people live in the 309 area code | 11 | | and it is home to over 20 universities; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Some of the world's best soil is located in the | 13 | | 309 area code, and the agricultural workers in that area work | 14 | | hard year after year to provide for their communities and the | 15 | | State of Illinois; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, The 309 area code is home to the Morton Pumpkin | 17 | | Festival, the East Peoria Festival of Lights, the Pekin | 18 | | Marigold Festival, the Annual Rubber Duck Race in Galesburg, | 19 | | and other exciting events; therefore, be it
| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE |
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| 1 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 2 | | we declare March 9, 2020 as "309 Day" in the State of Illinois | 3 | | to celebrate the great things happening in the 309 area code | 4 | | and the great people who live there.
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