File #: 14-2034    Version: 1 Name: Chicago Ridge 100th Anniversary Resolution
Type: Consent Calendar Resolution Status: Approved
File created: 3/11/2014 In control: Murphy
On agenda: 3/12/2014 Final action: 3/12/2014
Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE VILLAGE OF CHICAGO RIDGE WHEREAS, this year the Village of Chicago Ridge will commemorate the 100th anniversary of its official incorporation; a century ago, on September 1, 1914, a group of citizens met and cast ballots to incorporate as a municipality; and WHEREAS, the Village of Chicago Ridge will kick off the year's celebratory events at a Centennial Ball scheduled for April 5, 2014 at Glendora House; and WHEREAS, the Centennial Citizens Committee will plan a parade and community festival for the weekend of September 21st to highlight the best aspects of the Chicago Ridge community; and WHEREAS, Dutch and German farmers were the first permanent settlers to the area during the 1850s; Chicago Ridge got its name from the "ridges" of dirt that were created when eight trainloads of fill were removed from the area and used to fill in the grounds for the Columbian Exposition of 1892; and WHERE...
Sponsors: JOAN PATRICIA MURPHY, TONI PRECKWINKLE (President), JERRY BUTLER, EARLEAN COLLINS, JOHN P. DALEY, JOHN A. FRITCHEY, BRIDGET GAINER, JESÚS G. GARCÍA, ELIZABETH "LIZ" DOODY GORMAN, GREGG GOSLIN, STANLEY MOORE, EDWIN REYES, TIMOTHY O. SCHNEIDER, PETER N. SILVESTRI, DEBORAH SIMS, ROBERT STEELE, LARRY SUFFREDIN, JEFFREY R. TOBOLSKI
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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
 
A RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE VILLAGE OF CHICAGO RIDGE
 
WHEREAS, this year the Village of Chicago Ridge will commemorate the 100th anniversary of its official incorporation; a century ago, on September 1, 1914, a group of citizens met and cast ballots to incorporate as a municipality; and
 
WHEREAS,  the Village of Chicago Ridge will kick off the year's celebratory events at a Centennial Ball scheduled for April 5, 2014 at Glendora House; and
WHEREAS, the Centennial Citizens Committee will plan a parade and community festival for the weekend of September 21st to highlight the best aspects of the Chicago Ridge community; and
 
WHEREAS, Dutch and German farmers were the first permanent settlers to the area during the 1850s; Chicago Ridge got its name from the "ridges" of dirt that were created when eight trainloads of fill were removed from the area and used to fill in the grounds for the Columbian Exposition of 1892; and
 
WHEREAS, over the past century, under continuous, strong and capable Village leadership, a robust industrial and commercial base developed which dramatically increased the population of Chicago Ridge from 176 in 1920, to 5,748 in 1960, and to 14,428 today; and
 
WHEREAS, the Village of Chicago Ridge takes great pride in the community improvements it has made over the years which include street paving and lights, sewer system installation, establishment of a full-time fire department/paramedics, parks and recreation enhancement, and a 60,000 square foot municipal complex built at no cost to the taxpayers in 2000; and
 
WHEREAS, the Village of Chicago Ridge has become widely known for the success of the Chicago Ridge Mall, the industrial sector at The Park, and RidgeFest, a carnival and concert venue which attracts 20,000 to 30,000 people the last weekend of every July at Freedom Park; and
 
WHEREAS, the Village of Chicago Ridge is dedicated to providing the best in services to its residents; it is a wonderful place to live, work and raise a family.
 
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Commissioners of Cook County does hereby congratulate the Village of Chicago Ridge on the monumental occasion of its 100th anniversary of incorporation; and
 
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a suitable copy of this Resolution be tendered to the Village of Chicago Ridge in honor and recognition of its achievements and let it also be spread upon the official proceedings of this Honorable Body.
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