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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The Illinois Tourism Industry is a major component | ||||||
| 3 | of the Illinois economy and a vital aspect of employment in | ||||||
| 4 | many areas of the State of Illinois; and | ||||||
| 5 | WHEREAS, Illinois historic attractions throughout the | ||||||
| 6 | State brings tourists from around the world to Illinois cities, | ||||||
| 7 | towns and villages;
and | ||||||
| 8 | WHEREAS, Tourism brings visitors to the State of Illinois, | ||||||
| 9 | generating money, jobs, and tax revenue for both State and | ||||||
| 10 | local government; and | ||||||
| 11 | WHEREAS, WSEC Public Television produces a program series | ||||||
| 12 | entitled Illinois Stories which highlights places of interest | ||||||
| 13 | throughout Central Illinois; and | ||||||
| 14 | WHEREAS, Illinois Stories produced and aired a program on | ||||||
| 15 | the Historic Pasfield House, located just west of the Illinois | ||||||
| 16 | State Capitol Building in Springfield; and | ||||||
| 17 | WHEREAS, The WSEC public television production about the | ||||||
| 18 | Pasfield House received viewer acclaim and was chosen by WSEC | ||||||
| 19 | for re-airing in a recent fund raising drive;
therefore, be it
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| 1 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 2 | NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 3 | recognize the Pasfield House in Springfield as an Illinois | ||||||
| 4 | Historic Site; and be it further
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| 5 | RESOLVED, That the Illinois General Assembly House | ||||||
| 6 | Committee on Tourism members, State Representatives Kenneth | ||||||
| 7 | Dunkin, Sara Feigenholtz, Suzanne Bassi, Maria Antonia | ||||||
| 8 | Berrios, Greg Harris, David R. Leitch, Jack McGuire, Jerry L. | ||||||
| 9 | Mitchell, and Sandra M. Pihos congratulate the Historic | ||||||
| 10 | Pasfield House owner Tony Leone for being selected as one of | ||||||
| 11 | the many Illinois Stories that brings interest in Illinois | ||||||
| 12 | tourism; and
be it further | ||||||
| 13 | RESOLVED, That the House Tourism Committee encourages | ||||||
| 14 | Pasfield House owner Tony Leone to continue in his efforts to | ||||||
| 15 | promote tourism in Illinois and the City of Springfield; and be | ||||||
| 16 | it further | ||||||
| 17 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 18 | presented to Pasfield House owner Tony Leone as a symbol of our | ||||||
| 19 | esteem.
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