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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives wish to recognize the Village of Hanover Park 
4on the occasion of its 2024 Juneteenth celebration; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Juneteenth is a federal holiday commemorating the 
6abolition of slavery in the United States and its territories 
7in 1865; it is also observed for celebrating African American 
8culture; and
 
9    WHEREAS, President Abraham Lincoln enacted the 
10Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, freeing slaves 
11throughout the south; however, it was not until June 19, 1865, 
12over two years later and over two months after General Robert 
13E. Lee's surrender at the Appomattox Court House, that slaves 
14in Galveston, Texas received the news that the Civil War had 
15ended and that the enslaved were freed, making it the official 
16end of slavery; and
 
17    WHEREAS, Juneteenth has been typically observed on June 
1819th since 1865; and
 
19    WHEREAS, The Hanover Park Sister Cities Committee will 
20host Hanover Park's Juneteenth celebration at Ontarioville 
21Plaza in Hanover Park on June 15, 2024, with live music, 
 
 
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1vendors, food trucks, activities for children, and more; 
2therefore, be it
 
3    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
4HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
5we recognize the Village of Hanover Park's Juneteenth 
6celebration as a time to reflect and to commemorate the end of 
7slavery; and be it further
 
8    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
9presented to the Village of Hanover Park as an expression of 
10our esteem and respect.