File #: 13-2244    Version: 1 Name: A RESOLUTION CELEBRATING THE VILLAGE OF STICKNEY’S 100th ANNIVERSARY
Type: Consent Calendar Resolution Status: Approved
File created: 11/8/2013 In control: Tobolski
On agenda: 11/13/2013 Final action: 11/13/2013
Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION CELEBRATING THE VILLAGE OF STICKNEY'S 100th ANNIVERSARY WHEREAS, until about 1900 most of the village of Stickney was covered by Mud Lake, a large marshy area stretching from Chicago to Lyons; and WHEREAS, by 1900 the Sanitary and Ship Canal had left it relatively dry, leaving developers to build on the reclaimed land of what is now Stickney; and WHEREAS, in 1913 the village of Stickney was established from Stickney Township land and named after Alpheus B. Stickney, a railroad executive who played a central role in establishing the Clearing Industrial District; and WHEREAS, the early years of the village were marked by makeshift venues for official meetings which included the Hawthorne racetrack and Mount Auburn Cemetery; and WHEREAS, Stickney's population increased after World War II reaching 6,239 by 1960; and with much vacant land remaining, the village allowed bondholders to take over land with unpaid taxes, and home construct...
Sponsors: JERRY BUTLER, EARLEAN COLLINS, JOHN P. DALEY, JOHN A. FRITCHEY, BRIDGET GAINER, JESÚS G. GARCÍA, ELIZABETH "LIZ" DOODY GORMAN, GREGG GOSLIN, STANLEY MOORE, JOAN PATRICIA MURPHY, TONI PRECKWINKLE (President), 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 CELEBRATING THE VILLAGE OF STICKNEY'S 100th ANNIVERSARY
 
WHEREAS, until about 1900 most of the village of Stickney was covered by Mud Lake, a large marshy area stretching from Chicago to Lyons; and
 
WHEREAS, by 1900 the Sanitary and Ship Canal had left it relatively dry, leaving developers  to build on the reclaimed land of what is now Stickney; and
 
WHEREAS, in 1913 the village of Stickney was established from Stickney Township land and named after Alpheus B. Stickney, a railroad executive who played a central role in establishing the Clearing Industrial District; and
 
WHEREAS, the early years of the village were marked by makeshift venues for official meetings which included the Hawthorne racetrack and Mount Auburn Cemetery; and
 
WHEREAS, Stickney's population increased after World War II reaching 6,239 by 1960; and with much vacant land remaining, the village allowed bondholders to take over land with unpaid taxes, and home construction boomed; and
 
WHEREAS, Stickney residents enjoy the safe, quiet streets and close-knit ties with neighbors of various different ethnicities; and
 
WHEREAS, 2013 marks the Centennial anniversary of the founding of Stickney; and
 
NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Commissioners of Cook County hereby congratulates Mayor Deborah Morelli, the Village Board, and the great citizens of Stickney for celebrating 100 years as a municipality; and
 
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this resolution be tendered to Mayor Morelli and the Village Board in recognition of this momentous event, and that it also be spread upon the proceedings of this honorable body.
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