Full Text of HR0919 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate the Elgin Public Museum of | 4 | | Natural History and Anthropology on the occasion of its 100th | 5 | | anniversary on November 12, 2020; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, The mission of the Elgin Public Museum, a | 7 | | registered 501(c)3 non-profit corporation, is to enhance the | 8 | | knowledge of the natural sciences and anthropology through the | 9 | | use of exhibits and interactive experiences; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, The purpose of the Elgin Public Museum is to | 11 | | promote a comprehension and appreciation of both the natural | 12 | | world and other cultures, both past and present, and to | 13 | | increase awareness of the consequences of the decisions human | 14 | | cultures have made through time; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, The Elgin Public Museum offers exhibits and | 16 | | educational programs with natural history and cultural themes | 17 | | for families, school groups, Scouts, clubs, organizations, | 18 | | homeschoolers, and anyone who wants to have fun while learning; | 19 | | and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, The Elgin Public Museum is situated within Lords | 21 | | Park, located on Elgin's east side, and is the only natural |
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| 1 | | history museum in the Fox Valley area; its building was | 2 | | designed by noted architect David Postle in 1904; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, During the Depression Era, the Elgin Public Museum | 4 | | served the community by providing a low cost way for visitors | 5 | | to forget the difficulties many were facing at the time; as a | 6 | | result, attendance remained high during this period; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, The Elgin Public Museum continued to serve the | 8 | | community and made history in 1996 when, under the leadership | 9 | | of Director Nancy Epping, it began the process of complying | 10 | | with the recently-passed Americans with Disabilities Act to | 11 | | offer greater accessibility; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Recently, the Elgin Public Museum has experienced | 13 | | a decrease in funding due to fallout from the Great Recession; | 14 | | despite this, it had an excellent year in 2019 and made great | 15 | | contributions to local education and tourism, which included | 16 | | 130 school programs, Scout programs, and special events; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Since the COVID-19 outbreak, the Elgin Public | 18 | | Museum has strongly enforced mandatory masks and occupancy | 19 | | limits, so it can continue to provide crucial entertainment and | 20 | | distraction to the community, not unlike it did years ago | 21 | | during the Great Depression; therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 2 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 3 | | we congratulate the Elgin Public Museum of Natural History and | 4 | | Anthropology on its 100th anniversary and commend it for | 5 | | continuing to play such an important role in the Elgin | 6 | | community; and be it further
| 7 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 8 | | presented to the members of the Elgin Public Museum of Natural | 9 | | History and Anthropology Board as an expression of our esteem | 10 | | and respect.
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