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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 residents of 
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the City of Wheaton on the occasion of the city's 
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sesquicentennial anniversary on February 24, 2009; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Erastus Gary, along with Warren and Jesse Wheaton, 
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traveled from the  eastern city of Pomfret, Connecticut to 
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present day Wheaton in the years 1837 and 1838; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The founding fathers of Wheaton made a deal with 
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the railroad, securing a line to pass through the area, by 
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offering free land to the Galena Chicago Union Railroad; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The railroad named the small town Wheaton; Wheaton  
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was incorporated as a village on February 24, 1859, with Warren 
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Wheaton serving as its first president; in 1890, Wheaton was 
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incorporated as a city; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Since 1867 Wheaton has been the seat of the DuPage 
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County government; and

 
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    WHEREAS, On February 17, 2005 the City of Wheaton became a 
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City of ONE, joining the global movement to fight AIDS and stop 
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poverty; and
 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, the City of Wheaton has been recognized for 
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twenty-two years by the National Arbor Day Foundation as "Tree 
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City U.S.A." for its tree program; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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congratulate the residents of the City of Wheaton on the 
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occasion of the city's sesquicentennial anniversary and wish 
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them continued success and happiness in the future; and be it 
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further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to Michael Gresk, Mayor of the City of Wheaton,  as a 
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symbol of our esteem and respect.