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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
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Representatives are pleased to congratulate the Village of 
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Forest Park on the occasion of its Village centennial; and

 
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    WHEREAS, For thousands of years, the people of the 
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Potawatomi tribe inhabited the ground that is now Forest Park, 
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burying their dead along the Des Plains River in the area now 
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known as the Forest Home Cemetery; and

 
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    WHEREAS, After Illinois entered the Union, much of the area 
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was known as Oak Ridge; in 1856, a railroad was built through 
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the area, bringing a workforce and a settlement date the same 
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year; and

 
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    WHEREAS, In 1907, the Village of Harlem changed its name to 
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Forest Park, and Henry J. Mohr served 13 years as the Village's 
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last President and first Mayor; in 1913, Forest Park held its 
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first election as a commission form of government; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Forest Park is a designated Main Street community; 
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it has retained many features, such as original cobblestone 
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streets, that preserve the aesthetics of the original 
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settlement; therefore, be it

 
 


 






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    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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congratulate the citizens of Forest Park at this special time 
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in the Village's history and wish them continued success in the 
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future; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the Mayor of Forest Park, Anthony T. Calderone, as 
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a symbol of our esteem.