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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives are pleased to congratulate the citizens of | ||||||
| 4 | Streamwood as they celebrate the 50th anniversary of the | ||||||
| 5 | incorporation of the community; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Streamwood's 50th anniversary will be | ||||||
| 7 | commemorated at the 14th annual Summer Celebration at Hoosier | ||||||
| 8 | Grove Park, named after the former farming community where | ||||||
| 9 | Streamwood is now
located; and | ||||||
| 10 | WHEREAS, Events will include children's rides and crafts, | ||||||
| 11 | the business expo, and performances by rock bands "The | ||||||
| 12 | StingRays" and "Modern Day Romeos"; and | ||||||
| 13 | WHEREAS,
This year's theme, "Fifty and Fabulous," will be | ||||||
| 14 | reflected during the Saturday parade; parade marshals will | ||||||
| 15 | include three pioneers of Streamwood's earliest days, Irene | ||||||
| 16 | Curtis and Lois and George Venzke, who helped turn the village | ||||||
| 17 | from a collection of housing developments into a true | ||||||
| 18 | community; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, When Irene Curtis and her late husband, Arthur, | ||||||
| 20 | and Lois and George Venzke moved to Streamwood in 1958, only | ||||||
| 21 | months after its incorporation, they found the developers | ||||||
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| 1 | running the village and catering to business interests; | ||||||
| 2 | affordable housing was what moved them and other families from | ||||||
| 3 | other cities; there were no schools, stores, or other services | ||||||
| 4 | in the early years of the village;
both Irene Curtis and Lois | ||||||
| 5 | Venzke became strongly involved in trying to persuade | ||||||
| 6 | Elgin-based school district U-46 to open schools nearer to | ||||||
| 7 | Streamwood, but Streamwood did not even have a high school | ||||||
| 8 | until 1980;
and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, George Venzke helped establish the Poplar Creek | ||||||
| 10 | Public Library in the village and served as a trustee for 10 | ||||||
| 11 | years; he also served the village as a member of the zoning | ||||||
| 12 | board of appeals; and Lois Venzke continues to serve on the | ||||||
| 13 | village's human-relations commission; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, Streamwood has a population of nearly 36,500 | ||||||
| 15 | people; it is located 33 miles northwest of Chicago, just | ||||||
| 16 | minutes from O'Hare Airport, and is a steadily growing | ||||||
| 17 | community; therefore, be it
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| 18 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 19 | NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 20 | congratulate the men, women, and children of Streamwood as they | ||||||
| 21 | celebrate the 50th anniversary of their community; and be it | ||||||
| 22 | further
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| 1 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 2 | presented to Billie D. Roth, Village President of Streamwood, | ||||||
| 3 | as a symbol of our respect and admiration.
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